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Robert Thurman has 23 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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The Buddhists think that, because we've all had infinite previous lives, we've all been each other's relatives. Therefore all of you, in…
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Enlightenment is not meant to be an object of religious faith. It is an evolutionary goal, something we want to become...
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The worldly person is insane from the point of view of the spiritual person.
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Whether or not enlightenment is a plausible goal for us is a vital question for our lives. If it is possible for…
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In the practice of exchanging self & other, paradoxes abound.
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The tradition of nonviolence, optimism, concern for the individual, and unconditional compassion that developed in Tibet is the culmination of a slow…
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Practice giving things away, not just things you don't care about, but things you do like. Remember, it is not the size…
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Commercial interests with their advertising industry do not want people to develop contentment and less greed. Military interests in economic, political, ethnic…
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To finish building the free society dreamed of by Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson, we must draw upon the resources of the enlightened…
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Those caught in the cycle of self-concern suffer helplessly, while the compassionate are more free and, implicitly, more happy.
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To become enlightened is not just to slip into some disconnected euphoria, an oceanic feeling of mystic oneness apart from ordinary reality.…
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Imagine a culture in which everything is geared toward helping all individuals become the best human beings they can be; in which…
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Imagine a culture in which everything is geared toward helping all individuals become the best human beings they can be; in which…
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Try to be all you can be to be the best human being you can be. Try to be that in your…
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Some of us must wait for the best human gifts until we come to heavenly places. Our natural desire for musical utterance…
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In circumstances as dark as these, it becomes us, as Men and Christians, to reflect that whilst every prudent measure should be…
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To me, today, at age sixty-one, all prayer, by the humble or highly placed, has one thing in common: supplication for strength…
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A summons home to the nature that nourishes the best human qualities of creativity, intelligence, connection, and compassion.
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I don't care whether people like me or dislike me. I'm not on earth to win a popularity contest. I'm here to…
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Disagreement is not necessarily a reason to head for Splitsville. In fact, a relationship without disagreement is probably too brittle to last.…
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Teacher is a learned one who facilitates the students to identify their potent and latent talent features to better the world with…
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