“In Buddhist thought, enlightenment is understood not as the presence of something but as the absence of something: the permanent extinction in our lives of greed, hatred and delusion. Enlightenment is not the acquisition of new ideas but the patient… — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“A human being,’ said Einstein, ‘is part of the whole, which we call the Universe; a part limited in time and space. He experiences… — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“We don’t live and learn; we live and confirm discredited patterns of understanding.” — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“In Buddhist thought, enlightenment is understood not as the presence of something but as the absence of something: the permanent extinction in our lives… — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“My house was built by a partnership called Desire and Ignorance; they often work together, and always with disastrous consequences. It’s surprising they aren’t… — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“If rush and impatience is your manner of spiritual travel, don’t expect to arrive anywhere beautiful.” — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“Acceptance is not opposed to change; instead acceptance brings a different energy to the situation. Acceptance takes the heat of desire out of our… — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“Please understand this: there is no darkness inside us which is not entirely normal; no guilty secret we hold that is not the guilty… — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“It is a strange thing that as we empty ourselves, we become more solid people.” — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“One who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than one who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men.” — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
“As Abraham Maslow said, ‘If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” — Simon Parke Copy Share Image
