The truth was that in the end, I wanted to be seduced by him. I wanted to be with a man again after trying so
“If the religion you are practicing is a true path and gives satisfactory answers to your dissatisfied mind, you should be better than ever at dealing with your everyday life and living like a decent human being.”
― The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind: Buddhism, Mind and Meditation
― The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind: Buddhism, Mind and Meditation
“This reminded me of the stories His Holiness Zong Rinpoche told about meditators who had achieved the illusory body. While they were sleeping at night, they would use their subtle body to read and memorize many scriptures at the same time. I thought that Lama was able to read so many texts in such a short time because he did it at night with the illusory body. From the way Lama talked so confidently about the many actions that a yogi could do with their subtle body, I could see that Lama himself had this power.”
― The Bliss of Inner Fire: Heart Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa
― The Bliss of Inner Fire: Heart Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa
“With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.”
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