According to the Theravada school of Buddhism, if we attain egolessness of self, we realise nirvana, enlightenment. This is a common approach: to attain enlightenment for oneself. But when we have discovered the emptiness of the self, what is left? The other. In the Mahayana school, the “...
We’ve outgrown him. So as the wonder of the Dharma takes over our life more and more, we lose interest in other things which previously had seemed so important to us. It’s like in the spring and the summer when the trees are in full bloom, if we try to pull the leaves of a t...
"Your banishment, the threat of a new war, it was too much for him to bear. You mustn't blame yourself. I know that you loved him. I tried to tell him so, but he wouldn't listen. It was cruel to put the hammer within your reach, knowing you could never lift it. The burden ...
16He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: 18 “The Spirit of ...
Peppa: “Hmm, you have to say the secret words.” Mommy Pig: “What are the secret words?” Peppa: “The secret words are, ‘Daddy’s big tummy.’” More Peppa Pig Quotes for Children Who Love This Show 23. “Well, I’m a fairy princess, and I can turn you into a frog!”–...
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I looked up at him in terror.” Slave Girl of Gor Was he telling her to rise as in "stand"? Was he telling her to rise as in "awaken"? It is a bit ambiguous. The more I have read this quote, the more I feel he was not telling her to stand. It is simply my opinion I ...
I can't stand to see you so upset, Lis, unless it's from a rubber spider down your dress - Hmm, that gives me an idea note for later: put rubber spider down Lisa's dress. Bart Simpson Edit quote | Delete quote The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is...
Mm-hmm. What else? Kevin: Well, I mean, Pam’s face is really pretty too. It’s a very tough call. Jim: Really tough call. Kevin: Yeah. Jim: You know what? Why don’t you take the rest of the day, figure it out, and then come back, and tell me what you got. Kevin: ...
Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him. It is a gift for dealing with the accidents of existence, not the accidents themselves. ~Aldous Huxley Experience is a patient teacher, always willing to repeat the lesson for slow learners. ~Robert...