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Gautama Buddha
“It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
Siddhārtha Gautama

Mary Oliver
“The Uses Of Sorrow

(In my sleep I dreamed this poem)

Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.

It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.”
Mary Oliver, Thirst

C.B. Murphy
“I stole this from Zen Master Suzuki Roshi: If it's not paradoxical it's not true!”
C.B. Murphy

Robert A. Heinlein
“Thou art god, I am god. All that groks is god.”
Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

Gautama Buddha
“You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.”
Buddha

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