“Sometimes, when we seek the gaze of another, it isn’t our partner we are turning away from, but the person we have become. We are not looking for another lover so much as another version of ourselves.”
― The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity
― The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity
“Buddhism, it seemed, was a rational religion, whose truth-claims could withstand the test of reason.”
― Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
― Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
“You become what you give your attention to.”
― The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
― The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
“Kindle the candle of intellect in your heart and hasten with it to the world of brightness.”
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“Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.”
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Manuel’s 2025 Year in Books
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