“I saw clearly that the idea of the self—of distinction, of me, of an inner and outer—is just an illusion,” he said, “something created by the mind. It was like wisps of smoke from a pipe. The idea evaporates as… — Emily Esfahani Smith Copy Share Image
“In life there will be good things and bad things,’ ” he realized, “ ‘and you can try to pull in all of the good things… — Emily Esfahani Smith Copy Share Image
“I saw clearly that the idea of the self—of distinction, of me, of an inner and outer—is just an illusion,” he said, “something created… — Emily Esfahani Smith Copy Share Image
“To Aristotle, eudaimonia is not a fleeting positive emotion. Rather, it is something you do. Leading a eudaimonic life, Aristotle argued, requires cultivating the… — Emily Esfahani Smith Copy Share Image
“On December 25, 1968, a day after the photograph was taken, the poet Archibald MacLeish wrote in the New York Times : “To see… — Emily Esfahani Smith Copy Share Image
