To a Buddhist, contradictions only exist in a mind that has been forced to cultivate them. — John Burdett Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by Buddhism. I adore Buddhism, and I read about it all the time, but I haven't formally become a Buddhist,… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
I don't want enlightenment, I want him. Sorry Buddha, I loved him more than you. — John Burdett Copy Share Image
Just studying Buddhism, then meditating and going to Buddhist monasteries, talking to Buddhist monks, combined with the Thai people themselves, changed the… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
“We do not look on death the way you do, farang. My closest colleagues grasp my arm and one or two embrace me. No… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
You don't understand. I only prostitute the part of the body that isn't important, and nobody suffers except my karma a little bit. I… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of Americas brittle and mutating id. — John Burdett Copy Share Image
To a Buddhist, contradictions only exist in a mind that has been forced to cultivate them. — John Burdett Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by Buddhism. I adore Buddhism, and I read about it all the time, but I haven't formally become a Buddhist, although I… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
There are plenty of brilliant people who are too stressed out to read challenging literary novels. — John Burdett Copy Share Image
In Southeast Asia the world is understood to be a vast, complex network of interdependent relationships. So when global capitalism makes it impossible for… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
It is quite amazing how hard the subconscious works when it is made to understand that this life is not a rehearsal, there is… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
I discovered that Thailand was one of those countries, like Sri Lanka and India, where memory of past lives used to be commonplace. Go… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of America's brittle and mutating id. — John Burdett Copy Share Image
“Farang, I'll bet you Wall Street against a Thai mango he'll be back, if for no other reason than to play the card of… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
“On a whim, Pisit calls the monk back to ask what he thinks of all this, and Western culture in general. After his drubbing… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
