Category: Gregory Johnson – Journal

“As a Buddhist, the ultimate act of detachment might be to detach oneself from Buddhism.” – Gregory Johnson (20050531tu2145)

“In mathematics, you don’t understand things. You just get used to them.” – Johann von Neumann, 1903-1957, quote found on a Good Earth tea bag (20050305sa) “In religion, you don’t understand things. You just get used to them.” – Gregory Johnson (20050305sa)

“Many of the civil laws in modern society are based on the original laws, the ten commandments, that were given to Moses on Mount Sinai. The modern concept of breaking the law, may have its basis in the fact that the original tables were broken when the people turned from faith toward rebellion.” – Greg… Continue reading Breaking the Law

“We all have Mezuzah, Tzedakah boxes, and Tefillin. Our Mezuzah becomes whatever it is that our hand touches upon entering a room. Our devotion grows for that thing and what it contains. Our Tzedakah Box is that thing in a room that we put our life into. Our Tefillin are those things we take upon… Continue reading Mezuzah, Tzedakah boxes, and Tefillin

“Think good, be good, do good, feel good.” – Greg Johnson (20050304fr0635)

“What if we’re all angels and this is heaven?” – Gregory Paul Johnson (20050104tu1843)

“As parents and grandparents age, they forget that they’ve told us stories numerous times over. We all enjoy listening to them again. It’s the repetion of these stories by our elders that helps the younger generation rememer the stories. Had the elders told the stories once, the stories would have been lost by the collective… Continue reading Social Neural Networks