“I am who I am not because of an essential self hidden away in the core of my being but because of the unprecedented and unrepeatable matrix of conditions that have formed me.”
― Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
― Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
“Commitment to the most worthy purpose is of little value if we lack confidence in our ability to realize it.”
― Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
― Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
“...rather than learning to be content with success and joy and not to be overwhelmed by failure and pain, rather than appreciating life's poignant, tragic, and sad beauty, I grit my teeth and struggle on in thrall to that quiet, seductive voice that whispers: "if only...”
― Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
― Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
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