Buddha, Socrates, and Us Quotes

“Socrates reflected on its possible outcomes. Death held no fear for him”
― Stephen Batchelor, Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times

“Creativity is the art of solving problems.”
― Stephen Batchelor, Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times

“In terms of the Buddhist doctrine of an ethics of mind, the tricksterish figure of Mara serves as a potent psychological metaphor for understanding the complexity and uncertainty that often bedevil making ethical choices in the solitude of our own thoughts and feelings.”
― Stephen Batchelor, Buddha, Socrates, and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times