What is a Quafaie?


Quafaie (pronounced: kwa FAY) are fantasy creatures that exist in the fantasy writing of Hugh Kemeny, and are created by him. They are primarily in Hugh Kemeny’s Black Phoenix short stories...

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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Daily Inspiration

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 31 Dec 2014

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Daily Inspiration

He only acquires (virtue) who endures routine and sweat and postponement of fancy to the achievement of a worthy end.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 30 Dec 2014

Monday, December 29, 2014

Daily Inspiration

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 12 Dec 2014


The true Way is sublime.
It can't be expressed in language.
Of what use are scriptures?
But someone who sees his own nature finds the Way, 
even if he can't read a word.
- Bodhidharma
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 13/14 Dec 2014


We live but a fraction of our lives.
- Henry David Thoreau
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 29 Dec 2014

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Daily Inspiration

Without recognizing the ordinances of Heaven, it is impossible to be a superior man.
- Confucius
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 9 Dec 2014


The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions; whether we travel fast or slow, the track is laid for us.
- Henry David Thoreau
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 10 Dec 2014


The most violent element
in society is ignorance.
- Emma Goldman
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 11 Dec 2014

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Daily Inspiration


The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
- Confucius
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 6/7 Dec 2014


Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
- Chuang Tzu
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 8 Dec 2014


Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
- Confucius
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 27/28 Dec 2014

Friday, December 26, 2014

Daily Inspiration

Ask yourself constantly,
"What is the right thing to do?"
- Confucius
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 4 Dec 2014


We sink to rise.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 5 Dec 2014


Better a diamond with a flaw
than a pebble without.
- Confucius
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 26 Dec 2014

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Daily Inspiration

The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.
- Confucius
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 2 Dec 2014


Real knowledge is to know
the extent of one's ignorance.
- Confucius
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 3 Dec 2014


He who loves the world as his body
may be entrusted with the empire.
- Lao Tzu
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 25 Dec 2014 

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Daily Inspiration

The sage does not accumulate for himself.
The more he uses for others, the more he has himself.
The more he gives to others, the more he possesses of his own.
- Lao Tzu
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 29/30 Nov 2014


Worse than idle is compassion
If it ends in tears and sighs.
- William Wordsworth
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 1 Dec 2014


In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
- Dalai Lama
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 24 Dec 2014

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Daily Inspiration

Heaven is like an egg,
and the earth is like the 
yolk of the egg.
- Chang Heng
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 27 Nov 2014


An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 28 Nov 2014


He who possesses virtue in abundance 
May be compared to an infant.
- Lao Tzu
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 23 Dec 2014

Monday, December 22, 2014

Daily Inspiration

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. 
- Henry David Thoreau
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 25 Nov 2014


To see the danger clearly and yet remain unperturbed in the face of it, trusting to God's goodness, is true wisdom.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 26 Nov 2014


Be gentle. Not by harming life does one become noble. One is termed noble for being gentle to all living things.
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 22 Dec 2014

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Daily Inspiration

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
- Dalai Lama
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 21 Nov 2014


Great acts are made up of small deeds.
- Lao Tzu
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 22/23 Nov 2014


Don't hate life and death of love life and death. Keep your every thought free of delusion, and in life you'll witness the beginning of Nirvana, and in death you'll experience the assurance of no rebirth.
- Bodhidharma
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 24 Nov 2014

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Daily Inspiration

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. 
Some suffer too much , others too little.
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 19 Nov 2014


Worship means reverence and humility. 
It means revering your real self and humbling delusions.
- Bodhidharma
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 20 Nov 2014


You can explore the universe looking for somebody who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and you will not find that person anywhere.
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 20/21 2014

Friday, December 19, 2014

Daily Inspiration

Even as a great rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise man is not shaken by praise or blame.
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 17 Nov 2014


Don't expect your practice to be clear of obstacles. Without hindrance the mind that seeks enlightenment may be burnt out. So an ancient once said, "Attain deliverance in disturbances."
- Kyong Ho
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 18 Nov 2014


Faith is like a lamp and wisdom makes the flame burn bright. Carry this lamp always and in good time the darkness will yield and you will abide in the light.
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 19 Dec 2014

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Daily Inspiration

The Way of Heaven has no favorites.
It is always with the good man.
- Lao Tzu
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 14 Nov 2014


To yield is to be preserved whole.
To be bent is to become straight.
- Lao Tzu
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 15/16 Nov 2014


In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 18 Dec 2014

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Daily Inspiration

Wisdom, compassion and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
- Confucius
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 12 Nov 2014


He who knows others is wise;
He who knows himself is enlightened.
- Lao Tzu
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Thu 13 Nov 2014


How is there laughter, how is there joy, as this world is always burning? why do you not seek a light, ye who are surrounded by darkness?
- Buddha
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Wed 17 Dec 2014

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Daily Inspiration

To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness and accept what life brings.
- Bodhidharma
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 10 Nov 2014


With the past, I have nothing to do;
nor with the future. I live now.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 11 Nov 2014


Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Tue 16 Dec 2014

Monday, December 15, 2014

Daily Inspiration

A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man.
- Lao Tzu
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Fri 7 Nov 2014


To the illuminated mind,
the whole world sparkles with light.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Sat/Sun 8/9 Nov 2014


Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.
- Helen Keller
Zen, 2014 day-at-a-time calendar; Mon 15 Dec 2014