“A human being,’ said Einstein, ‘is part of the whole, which we call the Universe; a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest – a kind of optical… — Simon Parke Copy Share
“A human being,’ said Einstein, ‘is part of the whole, which we call the Universe; a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to… — Simon Parke Copy Share
“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 more talked of in the press. They are great survivors but incompetent builders. Desire is famous only for pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain, while Ignorance casts a veil over all his unexamined assumptions and makes wrong… — Simon Parke Copy Share
“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
