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Steve Hagen, Buddhism Plain and Simple Quotes: [F]ocus not on ourselves as a force in charge of the manipulation of others, but on how our lives interpenetrate those of others – and … all creatures of a dynamic universe.
         

[F]ocus not on ourselves as a force in charge of the manipulation of others, but on how our lives interpenetrate those of others – and … all creatures of a dynamic universe.


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[I]mpermanence [is] the very thing that makes [life] vibrant, wonderful, and alive.



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[A] book is not merely a book, it is the sun as well.



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There's no rule in the end, but only the situation and the inclination of your mind



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[H]ow can something cease to exist that has no solid existence in the first place?



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The only way we can be free in each moment is to become what each moment is.



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How can a hard and fast view of a world that is never hard and fast possibly be accurate?



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