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“If we take the world’s enduring religions at their best, we discover the distilled wisdom of the human race. ”
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“The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.”
― Beyond the Post-Modern Mind: The Place of Meaning in a Global Civilization
― Beyond the Post-Modern Mind: The Place of Meaning in a Global Civilization
“Practice giving things away, not just things you don't care about, but things you do like. Remember, it is not the size of a gift, it is its quality and the amount of mental attachment you overcome that count. So don't bankrupt yourself on a momentary positive impulse, only to regret it later. Give thought to giving. Give small things, carefully, and observe the mental processes going along with the act of releasing the little thing you liked. (53)
(Quote is actually Robert A F Thurman but Huston Smith, who only wrote the introduction to my edition, seems to be given full credit for this text.)”
― The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation Through Understanding the Between
(Quote is actually Robert A F Thurman but Huston Smith, who only wrote the introduction to my edition, seems to be given full credit for this text.)”
― The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation Through Understanding the Between
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