150 individuals. Most people can neither intimately know, nor gossip effectively about, more than 150 human beings.
“He who fails to control his mind becomes a demon; he who governs his mind attains to buddhahood.”
― Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Translations from the Asian Classics
― Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Translations from the Asian Classics
“Our idea of happiness is the main obstacle to happiness.”
― How to Relax
― How to Relax
“Pilgrims to the Mausoleum recite the chant Namu Daishi Henjō Kongō: “I put my faith in the great teacher who brings light to all the people, Universal Adamantine Illuminator.“2”
― Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Translations from the Asian Classics
― Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Translations from the Asian Classics
“This may seem a little ghoulish, but it is simply the way of the world. Looters become looted, while time and tide make us mercenaries all.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
“Me, if I’d been born in the nineteenth century, I’m sure I could have written better novels. Maybe not your Dostoyevsky, but a known second-rate novelist.”
― A Wild Sheep Chase
― A Wild Sheep Chase
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