Common sense isn't.
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| From one point of view we can say that we have human bodies and are practicing the Buddha's teachings and are thus much better than insects. But from another view we can say that insects are very innocent and free from guile, whereas we often lie and misrepresent ourselves in devious ways in order to achieve our ends or better ourselves. From this perspective, we are much worse than insects, who just go about their business without pretending to be anything. |
| ~ The Path to Tranquility, December 13, 14th Dalai Lama ~ |
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| Individuals who are best suited for practice are those who are not only intellectually gifted, but also have single-pointed faith and dedication, and are wise. These people are most receptive to sprititual practice. In the second group, individuals may not be highly intelligent but they have a rock-solid foundation in faith. The unfortunate are those in the third category. Although these individuals may be highly intelligent, they are always dogged by scepticism and doubts. They are clever, but they tend to be hesitant and sceptical and are never really able to settle down. These people are the least receptive. |
| ~ The Path to Tranquility, February 26, 14th Dalai Lama ~ |
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| A brotherhood of venerable trees. |
| ~ William Wordsworth, Sonnet composed at ---- Castle. ~ |
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| When he was wounded with an arrow in the ankle, and many ran to him that were wont to call him a god, he said smiling, "That is blood, as you see, and not, as Homer saith, ‘such humour as distils from blessed gods.'" |
| ~ Plutarch, Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 43 Alexander. ~ |
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| These marbles, the works of the dreamers and idealists of old, live on, leading and pointing to good. They are the works of visionaries and dreamers, but they are realizations of soul, the representations of the ideal. They are grand, beautiful, and true, and they speak with a voice that echoes through the ages. Governments have changed; empires have fallen; nations have passed away; but these mute marbles remain—the oracles of time, the perfection of art. |
| ~ Herman Melville (1819–1891), U.S. author. “Statues of Rome” (1857-58), The Piazza Tales and Other Prose Pieces 1839-1860, The Writings of Herman Melville, vol. 9, eds. Harrison Hayford, Alma A. MacDougall, and G. Thomas Tanselle (1987). A lecture. ~ |
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| We are born and reborn countless number of times, and it is possible that each being has been our parent at one time or another. Therefore, it is likely that all beings in this universe have familial connections. |
| ~ The Path to Tranquility, May 7, 14th Dalai Lama ~ |
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| Was I deceiv'd, or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night? |
| ~ John Milton, Comus. Line 221. ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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