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> [ One of the ideas that runs through this book \[Lincoln in the Bardo\] is this Buddhist notion that the mind is incredibly powerful; not the brain but the mind. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/one-of-the-ideas-that-runs-through-this-book-lincoln-in-the-bardo-is/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

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> [I think the Buddhist ethic is clearer and more systematic in some ways. The Buddhist notion is that our chief problems are greed, hatred and delusion. Well, delusion is not much mentioned in the Christian tradition. In the West, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ninian-smart/i-think-the-buddhist-ethic-is-clearer-and-more-systematic-in-some/)

[Ninian Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ninian-smart/)

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