“True spirituality is not a removal or escape from life. It is an opening, a seeing of the world with a deeper vision that is less self-centered, a vision that sees through dualistic views to the underlying interconnectedness of all life.”
― Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation
― Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation
“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
― Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
“The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service and the fruit of service is peace.”
― A Simple Path
― A Simple Path
“The greatest thing a person does is to take the lessons of life, the hard knocks of life, the surprises of life, and the mundane realities of life and refine their own consciousness so that they can gradually come to see the world with more understanding, more wisdom, more humanity, and more grace.”
― How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
― How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
Dharma Dive Book Group
— 9 members
— last activity May 19, 2016 06:18PM
As part of New Haven Insight's Saturday morning Sangha, this book group will explore various ideas associated with Buddhist Philosophy and meditation ...more
Secular Sangha: A Secular Buddhist Group
— 167 members
— last activity Jul 21, 2025 04:37AM
We study Buddhist philosophy and meditation from a secular perspective. Group members are encouraged to read the ten core group books: “After Buddhis ...more
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