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Scepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness. ↗

— George Santayana

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I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#comparison #individuality #success #buddhism

Attachment leads to suffering. ↗

— Gautama Buddha

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No word matters. But man forgets reality and remembers words. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#history #humanity #memory #narrative #reality

Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear. ↗

— Shunryu Suzuki

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We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs - or we don't. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality- or we begin to challenge them. In Buddha's opinion, to train in staying open and curious - to train in dissolving our assumptions and beliefs - is the best use of our human lives. ↗

— Pema Chödrön

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Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge. ↗

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

#knowledge #thich-nhat-hanh #understanding #buddhism

But my dear man, reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know. ↗

— Alan Wilson Watts

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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy. ↗

— Pema Chödrön

#dharma #mindfulness #buddhism

Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action. ↗

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

#veganism #vegetarianism #buddhism