Near Enemies of the Truth Quotes

“When I walked into the kitchen this morning and saw the stack of dirty dishes in the sink [objective inarguable], my heart sank [subjective inarguable]. It’s so important to me to walk into a clean kitchen in the morning [subjective statement of value, also inarguable], and I began to worry that that need of mine wasn’t likely to be met [subjective inarguable]. Would you be willing to commit to doing your dishes before going to bed every night [specific actionable request]?”
― Christopher D. Wallis, Near Enemies of the Truth: Avoid the Pitfalls of the Spiritual Life and Become Radically Free

“Both thoughts and emotions were understood as vibrations of citta, or the heart-mind, somatically located in the center of the chest”
― Christopher D. Wallis, Near Enemies of the Truth: Avoid the Pitfalls of the Spiritual Life and Become Radically Free