--- title: "1 Buddha Says Quotes By John Dolan" description: "1 Buddha Says quotes by John Dolan. Plus more from John Dolan and more Buddha Says sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/john-dolan-22068_buddhism_everyone-burns-as-the-buddha-says-in-the_683365.jpg" --- > [“Everyone burns, as the Buddha says, in their own way. Some burn with anger, some with lust, some with a desire for vengeance, some with fear. But inside us burn many fires, not just one. We are legion, we contain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/everyone-burns-as-the-buddha-says-in-their-own-way-some-burn-with/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/john-dolan-22068_buddhism_everyone-burns-as-the-buddha-says-in-the_683365.jpg) ## More by John Dolan > [“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it; or because it is in your traditions; or because many speak about it;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/do-not-believe-in-anything-simply-because-you-have-heard-it-or/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Some people are straightforward. What you see is indeed what you get. Their words have no subtext and their hearts are open. Such individuals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/some-people-are-straightforward-what-you-see-is-indeed-what-you-get/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Some of the streets are, however, genuinely narrow. These same streets may not be filled with machine-gun fire and the dramatic screech of violins,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/some-of-the-streets-are-however-genuinely-narrow-these-same-streets/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Time can move quickly when it loses its memory, or when there are no new memories to create. Reality’s vulture flies down and picks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/time-can-move-quickly-when-it-loses-its-memory-or-when-there-are-no/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Sometimes I come across as superficial. Of this I am aware. However, you may be confident that inside my head I am forever plumbing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/sometimes-i-come-across-as-superficial-of-this-i-am-aware-however-you/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“My job is to assist you in finding the answer that is right for you. Not the answer that would be right for me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/my-job-is-to-assist-you-in-finding-the-answer-that-is-right-for-you/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Desire is a chameleon. He blends into the brickwork and the rocks of those lanes and pathways down which we walk. He lurks like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/desire-is-a-chameleon-he-blends-into-the-brickwork-and-the-rocks-of/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Everyone burns, as the Buddha says, in their own way. Some burn with anger, some with lust, some with a desire for vengeance, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/everyone-burns-as-the-buddha-says-in-their-own-way-some-burn-with/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“I would be a fully-paid-up member of the 'I Hate Paperwork Club' if I could summon the enthusiasm to fill in the application form.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/i-would-be-a-fully-paid-up-member-of-the-i-hate-paperwork-club-if-i/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Our children form a large part of our Immortality Project. This is one of the reasons a child’s death cuts so deep; some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/our-children-form-a-large-part-of-our-immortality-project-this-is-one/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Flowers, silence, departure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/flowers-silence-departure/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Karma means ‘action’. Like many, you misunderstand its nature. Past misdeeds can be corrected before your karma ripens: it is not some pre-determined fate.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/karma-means-action-like-many-you-misunderstand-its-nature-past/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“The American educational psychologist Patricia Alexander has expressed the view that fear paralyses and curiosity empowers. Accordingly, she reasons, we should always be more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/the-american-educational-psychologist-patricia-alexander-has/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“I wonder briefly whether a schizophrenic Buddhist would be At Two with the universe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/i-wonder-briefly-whether-a-schizophrenic-buddhist-would-be-at-two/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) > [“Time. So much of our human experience is bound up in time, I muse. It reflects in our everyday colloquialisms, and drives so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dolan/time-so-much-of-our-human-experience-is-bound-up-in-time-i-muse-it/) [John Dolan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dolan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddha-says/john-dolan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Buddha Says Quotes By John Dolan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Everyone burns, as the Buddha says, in their own way. Some burn with anger, some with lust, some with a desire for vengeance, some with fear. But inside us burn many fires, not just one. 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