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have to begin by letting go of resisting the sensations that we are experiencing and stop labeling them. For
“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books”
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And all the sweet serenity of books”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
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