“And when the weariness comes and the nights are sleepless, we will tell each other stories of heroism and hope. We will feed on the memories of better times to fill our cold, empty bellies. We will strive to maintain… — John Dolan Copy Share Image
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it; or because it is in your traditions; or because many speak about it;… — John Dolan Copy Share
“Some people are straightforward. What you see is indeed what you get. Their words have no subtext and their hearts are open. Such individuals… — John Dolan Copy Share
“Some of the streets are, however, genuinely narrow. These same streets may not be filled with machine-gun fire and the dramatic screech of violins,… — John Dolan Copy Share
“Time can move quickly when it loses its memory, or when there are no new memories to create. Reality’s vulture flies down and picks… — John Dolan Copy Share
“Sometimes I come across as superficial. Of this I am aware. However, you may be confident that inside my head I am forever plumbing… — John Dolan Copy Share
“My job is to assist you in finding the answer that is right for you. Not the answer that would be right for me.” — John Dolan Copy Share
“Desire is a chameleon. He blends into the brickwork and the rocks of those lanes and pathways down which we walk. He lurks like… — John Dolan Copy Share
“Everyone burns, as the Buddha says, in their own way. Some burn with anger, some with lust, some with a desire for vengeance, some… — John Dolan Copy Share
“I would be a fully-paid-up member of the 'I Hate Paperwork Club' if I could summon the enthusiasm to fill in the application form.” — John Dolan Copy Share
“Our children form a large part of our Immortality Project. This is one of the reasons a child’s death cuts so deep; some of… — John Dolan Copy Share
“Karma means ‘action’. Like many, you misunderstand its nature. Past misdeeds can be corrected before your karma ripens: it is not some pre-determined fate.… — John Dolan Copy Share
“The American educational psychologist Patricia Alexander has expressed the view that fear paralyses and curiosity empowers. Accordingly, she reasons, we should always be more… — John Dolan Copy Share
“I wonder briefly whether a schizophrenic Buddhist would be At Two with the universe.” — John Dolan Copy Share
“Time. So much of our human experience is bound up in time, I muse. It reflects in our everyday colloquialisms, and drives so much… — John Dolan Copy Share
