Kate

“According to Christian teachings, the normal collective state of humanity is one of “original sin.” Sin is a word that has been greatly misunderstood and misinterpreted. Literally translated from the ancient Greek in which the New Testament was written, to sin means to miss the mark, as an archer who misses the target, so to sin means to miss the point of human existence. It means to live unskillfully, blindly, and thus to suffer and cause suffering. Again, the term, stripped of its cultural baggage and misinterpretations, points to the dysfunction inherent in the human condition.”
― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

“First say to yourself what you would be;
and then do what you have to do.”
― Epictetus

“We increase our suffering through our attempts to avoid it”
― Miriam Greenspan

“I try to steer away from high metaphysical belief because I think we humans do best when we realize that we don't know all that much.”
― Sam Keen