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> [“I want to help you understand Buddhism from the ground-level, from a totally introductory standpoint, so that you can take from it what you’d like. This book isn’t to convert you to any religion (everyone knows that, as far as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/i-want-to-help-you-understand-buddhism-from-the-ground-level-from-a/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

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## More by Dominique Francon

> [“Expect things to go wrong, expect things to be different than we hoped or planned, expect the unexpected to happen. And accept it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/expect-things-to-go-wrong-expect-things-to-be-different-than-we-hoped/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“Movement meditation involves incorporating the flow of movement into your thoughts”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/movement-meditation-involves-incorporating-the-flow-of-movement-into/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“that create Buddhism. But we’ll get there soon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/that-create-buddhism-but-we-ll-get-there-soon/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“In the end, all any of these religions aim to do is give us hope. The main difference with Buddhism is that it aims…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/in-the-end-all-any-of-these-religions-aim-to-do-is-give-us-hope-the/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“If you learn only one thing from this book, let it be that: that an Indian man 2,600 years ago came up with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/if-you-learn-only-one-thing-from-this-book-let-it-be-that-that-an/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“As the Supreme Buddha once said, “The root of suffering is attachment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/as-the-supreme-buddha-once-said-the-root-of-suffering-is-attachment/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“I believe we all suffer from an innate fear of being left behind and forgotten.   Well, guess what?   You will be forgotten one day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/i-believe-we-all-suffer-from-an-innate-fear-of-being-left-behind-and/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“Loneliness is not the absence of company, it is grief over that absence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/loneliness-is-not-the-absence-of-company-it-is-grief-over-that-absence/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“The first truth is that there is suffering in the world. We may know this phrase as, “Shit happens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/the-first-truth-is-that-there-is-suffering-in-the-world-we-may-know/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“  To be in a state of nirvana means to ignore greed, selfishness, anger and other distracting emotions. It is, in a word, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/to-be-in-a-state-of-nirvana-means-to-ignore-greed-selfishness-anger/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“happy.   Gautama never wanted to be deified like a God, and that didn’t happen. But people”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/happy-gautama-never-wanted-to-be-deified-like-a-god-and-that-didn-t/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“I want to help you understand Buddhism from the ground-level, from a totally introductory standpoint, so that you can take from it what you’d…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/i-want-to-help-you-understand-buddhism-from-the-ground-level-from-a/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“Even if meditation doesn’t work for you, try going for walks more often. Clear your mind. Ease your anxieties. Actively try to do less.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/even-if-meditation-doesn-t-work-for-you-try-going-for-walks-more/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“in mysterious ways.” The big change in Buddhism is that it tries to define that problem and, instead”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/in-mysterious-ways-the-big-change-in-buddhism-is-that-it-tries-to/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

> [“Slow Travel aims to destroy the old tourist model of “fly in, see everything, stay in the hotel and leave” and replace it with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-francon/slow-travel-aims-to-destroy-the-old-tourist-model-of-fly-in-see/)

[Dominique Francon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-francon/)

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