#delusion

Any titles, money, or privilege you inherit are actually hindrances. They delude you into believing you are owed respect. ↗

— Robert Greene

#respect #money

If you meet the Buddha, kill him. ↗

— Línjì Yìxuán

#religion #religion

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#importance #nervous-breakdowns #neurosis #perspective #self-perception

Most people are good and occasionally do something they know is bad. Some people are bad and struggle every day to keep it under control. Others are corrupt to the core and don’t give a damn, as long as they don’t get caught. But evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good. ↗

— Karen Marie Moning

#delusions #evil #good #struggle

Beware when wrong-doing is called good and right-doing is called evil." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#delusional #good-and-evil #good-vs-evil #r-alan-woods #r-alan-woods

When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the smartest person in the world. One by one my delusions got shut down. Now I just see myself as the lamest guy in the world. ↗

— Jack Black

#down #fastest #got #guy #i

The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#anger #delusion #evils #greed #ignorant

Worship means reverence and humility it means revering your real self and humbling delusions. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#delusions #humbling #humility #means #real

The delusion of entertainment is devoid of meaning. It may amuse us for a bit, but after the initial hit we are left with the dark feeling of desolation. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#amuse #bit #dark #delusion #desolation

I think it was a possibility, I think we're all kind of delusional like that, we think that we can all carry on being who we are without bending ourselves to make ourselves acceptable and expect someone to come along and see to us and rescue to us. ↗

— Brendan Gleeson

#along #being #bending #carry #come