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“HORSES MOVING ON THE SNOW In winter through the damp grass around the house there are horses moving on the snow in the half-light they move quickly following the fence until the mist takes them completely and evening is the hollow sound of hooves in the south field.”
― River Flow: New & Selected Poems
― River Flow: New & Selected Poems
“It’s just what it is, it’s natural, it’s nature. It’s just the way it is. And you’re a witness to it, because you recognize you’re in this position of the Buddho, or the knower, the witness.”
― The Sound of Silence: The Selected Teachings of Ajahn Sumedho
― The Sound of Silence: The Selected Teachings of Ajahn Sumedho
“Not much use is it, Sam?’ said Strider. ‘But the time is near when it shall be forged anew.”
― The Lord Of The Rings: One Volume
― The Lord Of The Rings: One Volume
“Deserves death! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give that to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends.”
― The Two Towers
― The Two Towers
“We usually conclude the period of meditation with a prayer that we be shown all through the day what our next step is to be, that we be given whatever we need to take care of such problems. We ask especially for freedom from self-will, and are careful to make no request for ourselves only. We may ask for ourselves, however, if others will be helped. We are careful never to pray for our own selfish ends. Many of us have wasted a lot of time doing that and it doesn’t work. You can easily see why”
― The Big Book and A Study Guide of the 12 Steps
― The Big Book and A Study Guide of the 12 Steps
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