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Ideas are frictional, factional entities which wilt when pinned to flowcharts. Ideas have to cause problems before they cause solutions.
“... every single act we do has the potential of causing pain, and every single thing we do has consequences that echo way beyond what we can imagine. It doesn't mean we shouldn't act. It means we should act carefully. Everything matters [p. 41].”
― It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness
― It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
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“All losses are sad. The end of an important relationship is also a death. When people fall out of love with each other, or when what seemed like a solid friendship falls into ruin, the hope for a shared future--a hope that provided a context and a purpose to life--is gone. [p. 149]”
― Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life
― Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life
“Life is painful, suffering is optional.”
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“The mind is like tofu. It tastes like whatever you marinate it in.”
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