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• Beyond the safety of the intellect, beyond the judgment of the labels we apply and the roles we play, beyond the limiting beliefs that create our reality, is truth, in the whisper of the wind, in the song of the birds, in the dawn of a new day, forever in our own hearts. When the thought in our minds is the song in our heart, we will see what we believe."
-Anonymous.
• "Belief in truth begins with doubting all that has hitherto been believed to be true."
--- Friedrich Nietzsche
• "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."
--- Buddha.
• Form is suffering. The cause and condition for the arising of form is also suffering. As form has originated from what is suffering, how could it be happiness?
• It is said that there are only two tragedies in life: not getting what one wants, and getting it.
-Bhanta Henepola Gunaratana,
• A king asked a sage to explain the Truth. In response the sage asked the king how he would convey the taste of a mango to someone who had never eaten anything sweet. No matter how hard the king tried, he could not adequately describe the flavor of the fruit, and, in frustration, he demanded of the sage "Tell me then, how would you describe it?" The sage picked up a
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