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As a metaphor, “to enter a stream” implies that one is no longer trapped in cycles of habitual behavior that lead nowhere but has been released from the grip of those habits to flow freely without impediment.
“Le penser humain est indissociablement lié à l'ingurgitation du temps. En quelque sorte, il s'étrangle en permanence avec. ll projette sa souffrance dans l'avenir. De cette manière, il crée le désespoir.”
― Primeval and Other Times
― Primeval and Other Times
“But desperation easily turns into fanaticism. People adopt inflexible views as a comforting defense mechanism when they find themselves threatened and overwhelmed by forces they cannot control.”
― After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
― After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
“Bien au-delà de l'utile et du futile, le nécessaire fait apparaître le monde des objets culturels comme accessoire, aliénants, encombrants, pesants, appauvraissants.”
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“Mais à l'état de veille, les humains veulent que la vie ait un sens car ils sont prisonniers du temps. Les animaux rêvent en permanence. Pour eux, le réveil de ce rêve, c'est la mort.”
― Primeval and Other Times
― Primeval and Other Times
“The experience of nirvana marks a turning point in an individual’s life, not a final and immutable goal. After the experience one knows that one is free not to act on the impulses that naturally arise in reaction to a given situation.”
― After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
― After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
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