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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.
“That which is, is peace. All that we need to do is keep quiet: peace is our true nature.”
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“Les plus grands crosseurs que j'ai rencontrés vous planteront leurs yeux dans les vôtres. Le regard qui fuit dit toujours plus de vérités que celui qui confronte.”
― La foi du braconnier
― La foi du braconnier
“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
“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
“So long as “mind” survives, “religion” will also exist. But no religion will persist in the silence that results from looking within. It is the ego that comes up, in the form of saying, “my religion should be embraced by all.”
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