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There are two lost continents.... We are one: the lovers.
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'Neotenty' is 'remaining young,' and it may be ironic that it is so little known, because human evolution has been dominated by…
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This may be said for the last quarter of the twentieth century: the truism that if we want a better world we…
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If little else, the brain is an educational toy. Why it may be a frustrating play thing - one whose finer points…
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Meditation... dissolves the mind. It erases itself. Throws the ego out on its big brittle ass.
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Deep down, all of us are probably aware that some kind of mystical evolution is our true task. Yet we suppress the…
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If you take any activity, any art, any discipline, any skill-take it and push it as far as it will go, push…
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When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily the case - what results is a…
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Much scientific truth proved to be as hypothetical as poetic allegory. The relationshiip of those rod-connected blue and red balls to an…
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Religions lead us to believe that the soul is the ultimate family jewel and that in return for our mindless obedience, they…
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Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.
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When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic is just naturally present then. We tend…
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If desire causes suffering, it may be because we do not desire wisely, or that we are inexpert at obtaining what we…
— Tom Robbins
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The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield…
— F. H. Bradley
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Character is the product of daily, hourly actions, words and thoughts: daily forgiveness, unselfishness, kindnesses, sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of…
— John Ross Macduff
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The realization of God's presence is the one sovereign remedy against temptation.
— Francois Fenelon
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To pray against temptation, and yet rush into occasions, is to thrust your fingers into the fire, and then pray they might…
— Thomas Secker
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There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
— Mark Twain
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God's purpose in creation was to let us prove ourselves. The plan was explained to us in the spirit world before we…
— Henry B. Eyring
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