One of the elders used to say: In the beginning when we got together we used to talk about something that was good for our souls, and we went up and up, and ascended even to heaven. But now we get together and spend our time in criticizing everything, and we drag one another down into the abyss.
-The Wisdom of the Desert, by Thomas Merton
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That is why Socrates, like the Buddha, like every wise [person] ever, began his teaching with "Know thyself, and thou shalt know the...
...there are two important points. One: practice or work, is moment to moment; and two: practice (work) is for a lifetime. The first...
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