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• There's no fire like passion, no seizure like anger,
no snare like delusion,
no river like craving.
-Dhammapada, 18,
• Some people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed because
they are determined to.
- Anonymous
• Marriage with the Divine has its own share of sorrow. The fun of it is that we seek God in darkness and He seeks us in clear light. Who is
wise?
– K. C. Narayana
• ADVAITA - Non-duality is a general term that covers several -mostly eastern- schools of thought, which point to the single source before and beyond all temporal experiences and apparent diversity. While reading texts from non- dual systems such as Zen, Advaita, Taoism, or Dzogchen, you will find the affirmation that Self- realization has no promise other than to release
you from your belief in a separate self or ego. That's it. The dropping away of the illusion simply reveals this as it is, often summed up in the phrase "Before enlightenment chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.
• Willpower is "contained, sustained and reasoning" enthusiasm.
• Always aim for achievement, and forget about success.
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- Helen Hayes.