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Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.
- Alain De Botton
A true 'lover' is the one, in whom his beloved can find not only a lover, but also a
friend, father, guru, brother, son, all of them.
- Deep Trivedi
The most exciting rhythms seem unexpected and complex, the most beautiful melodies simple and inevitable.
- W. H. Auden
A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I always laugh at the altar, be it Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist, because real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.
- Alan Wilson Watts
Fasting in the monastic community is considered an ascetic practice, a “dhutanga” practice. Dhutanga means “to shake up” or “invigoration”. The Buddha, as is well known, emphasized moderation, the Middle Way that avoids extremes, in all things. Fasting is an additional method that one can take up, with supervision, for a time.
- A Spiritual Leader
Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.
- Mignon McLaughlin
As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.
- Norman Wisdom
When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop window, you may depend upon it he keeps a very small stock of it within.
- Charles H. Spurgeon
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