“Whenever a set of unusual circumstances is presented , it is in the nature of the human mind to analyze it until a rational pattern is encountered at some level . But it is quite conceivable that nature should present us with circumstances so deeply organized that our observational and logical errors would entirely mask the pattern to be identified . To the [ genuine ] scientist there is nothing new here .”
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“Not by caste is one a pariah, not by caste is one a brahmana; by actions is one is one a pariah, by actions is one a brahmana.” –Suttanipata, 1.7.21”
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“When an ascesis is understood as a technique for the conscious creation of a force that can be applied, in the first place, at any level, then the disciplines taught by the doctrine of awakening can be recognized as those that incorporate the highest degree of crystallinity and independence.”
― The Doctrine of Awakening: The Attainment of Self-Mastery According to the Earliest Buddhist Texts
― The Doctrine of Awakening: The Attainment of Self-Mastery According to the Earliest Buddhist Texts
“I think everything begins and ends with philosophy. Philosophy is not appreciated and is marginal now.”
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