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“There is a simple way to become a buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached to birth and death, and are compassionate toward all sentient beings, respectful to seniors and kind to juniors, not excluding or desiring anything, with no thoughts or worries, you will be called a buddha. Seek nothing else.”
― The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
― The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
“From the moment we’re born we’re constantly dying, not only with each stage of life but also one day at a time. Our bodies are no longer the ones to which our mothers gave birth, as Marcus put it. Nobody is the same person he was yesterday. Realizing this makes it easier to let go: we can no more hold on to life than grasp the waters of a rushing stream.”
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
“Gaia visited her daughter Mnemosyne, who was busy being unpronounceable.”
― Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
― Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
“Ultimately, each life is a mystery until we each solve the mystery, and that's where we are all headed whether we know it or not.”
― Room to Dream
― Room to Dream
“I don't know how I got to that thing of not caring what other people think, but it's a good thing. The thing is, you fall in love with ideas and it's like falling in love with a girl. It could be a girl you wouldn't want to take home to your parents, but you don't care what anybody else thinks. You're in love and it's beautiful and you stay true to those things.”
― Room to Dream
― Room to Dream
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