From Śāntideva: “But if, through seeking happiness, my deeds are wrong, no matter where I turn my steps, the knives of misery will cut me down, the wage and retribution of a sinful life.”
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Quote of the day 12/08/24
From Lao Tzu: “So the unwanting soulsees what’s hidden,and the ever-wanting soulsees only what it wants.”
Quote of the day 12/01/24
From Lao Tzu: “Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.”
Quote of the day 11/14/24
From Gaston Bachelard: “Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.”
Quote of the day 03/20/24
From Cormac McCarthy: “I got what I needed instead of what I wanted and that’s just about the best kind of luck you can have.”
Quote of the day 02/05/24
From Arthur Schopenhauer: “A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.”