Devean Chase > Quotes

“Life is like breath, you cannot take in more than you need, and if you hold onto it, you will die.”
― Devean Chase, Modern Buddhism: Buddha's Ancient Teachings For The Modern Person

“The more power people rake in, the more greedy they become. The more riches they have, the more riches they desire. They have become obsessive, amassing power, and fortune that can never be truly spent. They go on wasting their lives, paying attention to the wrong things, and in the end, they die, like everyone else, with empty hands.”
― Devean Chase, Modern Buddhism: Buddha's Ancient Teachings For The Modern Person

“The Four Realities converge into the Eightfold Path: There is unhappiness in this world and we must understand its effect on humanity. The origin of suffering is craving, clinging, and desire. There is an end to this unhappiness. The Eightfold Path is the way to achieve happiness.”
― Devean Chase, Modern Buddhism: Buddha's Ancient Teachings For The Modern Person

“Your happiness will not come from outside of your being, it will come from within.”
― Devean Chase, Modern Buddhism: Buddha's Ancient Teachings For The Modern Person

“The Buddha never spoke in such terms. The path is a guide to a personal experience that you must have in order to find meaning in your life. The eight parts are road signs that will guide you into a life of bliss.”
― Devean Chase, Modern Buddhism: Buddha's Ancient Teachings For The Modern Person

“It is only once a person begins to drop even the desire for bliss will they begin to experience it. Remember that the origin of unhappiness is the craving itself, not just craving for the "wrong" things. It does not matter what you desire, it’s the desiring itself.”
― Devean Chase, Modern Buddhism: Buddha's Ancient Teachings For The Modern Person

“This is the Second Reality of the Buddha. All unhappiness, suffering, stress, and dissatisfaction come from one source. The source is of craving. This is your constant clinging, your obsessions, your desire for more.”
― Devean Chase, Modern Buddhism: Buddha's Ancient Teachings For The Modern Person