“But nirvana isn’t a place; it is the cessation of the three poisons, namely, desire, hatred, and ignorance. The Buddha defined it as perfect peace, or a state of mind that is free from craving, anger and other afflictive states.”
― The Best Way to Catch a Snake: A Practical Guide To Gautama Buddha's Teachings
― The Best Way to Catch a Snake: A Practical Guide To Gautama Buddha's Teachings
“Great fire can follow a small spark: there may be better voices after me to pray to Cyrrha's god for aid - that he may answer.”
― Paradise
― Paradise
“O Virgins, sacrosanct, if I have ever, for your sake, suffered vigils,cold,, and hunger, great need makes me entreat my recompense.”
― The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio
― The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio
“Yoga is negation; Tantra is affirmation.”
― The Book of Secrets: 112 Meditations to Discover the Mystery Within
― The Book of Secrets: 112 Meditations to Discover the Mystery Within
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