#alan

It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these instant decisions have to be made about how you balance out the time and attention between them. ↗

— Patricia Richardson

#attention #balance #because #being #between

First of all, Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic. If anything at all, it is realistic, for it takes a realistic view of life and the world. It looks at things objectively (yathābhūtam). It does not falsely lull you into living in a fool's paradise, nor does it frighten and agonize you with all kinds of imaginary fears and sins. It tells you exactly and objectively what you are and what the world around you is, and shows you the way to perfect freedom, peace, tranquility and happiness. ↗

— Walpola Rahula

#buddhism #middle-path #middle-way #objectivism #objectivity

Frenzy destroys our inner capacity for peace. It destroys the fruitfulness of our work, because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#inspirational #inspirational

You can't fix stupid ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#stupid #stupid-people #stupidity #stupidity-of-man #r-alan-woods

I see only one hope for our country, and that is when white men and black men, desiring neither power nor money, but desiring only the good for their country, come together to work for it. I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find we are turned to hating. ↗

— Alan Paton

#cry-the-beloved-country #love

I refuse to wait until my demise to be quoted!!!" ~R. Alan Woods [2012] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#r-alan-woods #love

When we give our heartbreak to God, he fashions it into a softer and even more loving heart." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#loving #r-alan-woods #transform #love

The Love of Christ in us never fails". ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#love-of-god #r-alan-woods #love

I am most annoyed with the real possibility and the likely hood that what I have to say as a progeny of my thinking may not be of much value until well after my demise!". ~R. Alan Woods [2012] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#quotes-i-love #r-alan-woods #love

I have never had the desire, need, nor the inclination to ever be the one to make the one I love cry." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#r-alan-woods #love