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Meditation for Modern Madness

by Dzogchen Rinpoche

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Oct 02, 2026 03:18PM

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Teaching Rebellion: Stories from the Grassroots Mobilization in Oaxaca (PM Press)

by Diana Denham

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Sep 01, 2026 02:36PM

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Pedagogy of the Oppressed

by Paulo Freire

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“I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn't mean anything? What then?”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

tags: desires, fun, want

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“We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality, we create it to be able to stay.”
― Lynda Barry

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“Man is spirit--that is all man needs to know; and spirit is triumphant over matter.”
― White Eagle, The Quiet Mind: Sayings of White Eagle

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“The word "love" is most often defined as a noun, yet al the more astute theorists of love acknowledge that we would all love better if we used it as a verb.”
― Bell Hooks, All About Love: New Visions

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“The child intuitively comprehends that although these stories are unreal, they are not untrue ...”
― Bruno Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales