Shaila

“Do Not Live to Satisfy the Expectations of Others”
― Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

“value is something that’s based on a social context.”
― Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to be Disliked: The Japanese phenomenon that shows you how to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness

“How do you even remember which ones you’ve read? Don’t they blend together after a while?” “Sure. But what does it matter if I forget a story after a month as long as I enjoy it while I’m reading it?”
― Darcy Coates, The Folcroft Ghosts

“Are you looking for me?
I am in the next seat.
My shoulder is against yours.
you will not find me in the stupas,
not in Indian shrine rooms,
nor in synagogues,
nor in cathedrals:
not in masses,
nor kirtans,
not in legs winding around your own neck,
nor in eating nothing but vegetables.
When you really look for me,
you will see me instantly —
you will find me in the tiniest house of time.
Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?
He is the breath inside the breath.”
― Kabir