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1. I’m not talking about the “supernatural” or more exotically metaphysical parts of Buddhism—reincarnation, for example—but rather about the naturalistic parts: ideas that fall squarely within modern psychology and philosophy.
“Evil isn’t a person,” he said. “It’s not a political group either. Or a religion like some people think. Evil is a force. Like gravity. It acts on all of us. We’re all vulnerable to it.”
― What Comes After
― What Comes After
“These are the facts. They reveal only that the greatest mysteries lie hidden in what we believe we already know.”
― What Comes After
― What Comes After
“The list total isn't important, but the birds themselves are important. Every bird you see. So the list is just a frivolous incentive for birding, but the birding itself is worthwhile.”
― Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
― Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
“Not bad, thanks. Trying not to look at the news constantly and caught between wanting to know what’s going on in the world and dreading knowing what’s going on in the world.”
― The Sawtooth Slayer
― The Sawtooth Slayer
“The truth that many people do not understand is that the more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt. —Thomas Merton”
― Being Well (Even When You're Sick): Mindfulness Practices for People with Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses
― Being Well (Even When You're Sick): Mindfulness Practices for People with Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses
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