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“When we become too attached to an ideal, the first thing that we lose is respect; first for the people around us, and eventually for ourselves.”
― Miguel Ruiz Jr., The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World

“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
― Joseph Campbell

“Our own life has to be our message.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh , The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology