QUOTES 11/10/26

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When Benjamin Franklin was asked, ‘What is the greatest discovery of our generation?’ he answered, ‘The greatest discovery of our generation is that by changing one’s thought pattern, one can change one’s life.’
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People blame their stars, their destiny. ‘Men heap together mistakes of their lives,’ said John Oliver Hobbes, ‘and create a monster they call destiny.’
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The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm…SWEDISH PROVERB
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Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it’s awful! … SAMUEL BECKETT, Waiting for Godot
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Thus photons which constitute a ray of light behave like intelligent human beings; out of all possible curves they always select the one which will take them most quickly to their goal…MAX PLANCK
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If you don’t like people, put up with them as well as you can. Don’t try to love them: you can’t, you’ll only strain yourself.’ Ansell’s advice to Rickie in the The Longest Journey was.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition…CARL SAGAN
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Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom…RUMI
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I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept… ANGELA DAVIS
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Surrender once and for all be done with the desire. So long as the sense of doership is retained there is the desire. There is also personality. If this goes the Self is found to shine forth pure…RAMANA MAHARISHI
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The body is said to be the root of the tree of Sansar. Through this body, the Self comes into contact with sons and other relations. If the body is non-existent, how can there be relations for the Self, which is asang, unattached, with sons and relations…THUS SPAKE SRI RAMA


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