“On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
“The truth is that the State is a conspiracy designed not only to exploit, but above all to corrupt its citizens ... Henceforth, I shall never serve any government anywhere.”
― The Gospel in Brief
― The Gospel in Brief
“Suppose someone were to say: 'Imagine this butterfly exactly as it is, but ugly instead of beautiful'?!”
― Zettel
― Zettel
“The philosopher is not a citizen of any community of ideas, that is what makes him a philosopher.”
― Zettel
― Zettel
“What worlds are there herein? I’ll tell you. In these seas of fragrant waters, numerous as atoms in unspeakably many buddha-fields, rest an equal number of world systems. Each world system also contains an equal number of worlds. Those world systems in the ocean of worlds have various resting places, various shapes and forms, various substances and essences, various locations, various entryways, various adornments, various boundaries, various alignments, various similarities, and various powers of maintenance.”
― The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
― The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
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