philosophy

"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."

"Whole life is a search for beauty. But, when the beauty is found inside, the search ends and a beautiful journey begins."

"There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people."

"Concerning Concealment as a symptom of love for Krsna:"It has been stated, 'although Srimati Radharani developed a deep loving affection for Krsna, She hid Her attitude in the core of Her heart so that others could not detect Her actual condition."

"If you know the power of your thoughts, you would never fear failure."

"To learn is not to know; there are the learners and the learned. Memory makes the one, philosophy the others."

"For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy."

"People should decide on the books' meanings for themselves. They'll find a story that attacks such things as cruelty, oppression, intolerance, unkindness, narrow-mindedness, and celebrates love, kindness, open-mindedness, tolerance, curiosity, human intelligence."

"If your doctrine changed for the better yet your character changed for the worse, you changed for the worse."

"Forgive everyone. Forgive every misery and misfortune with love."

"First Things First [10w] God created the possibility of absurditybefore he created man."

"But no: he was empty, he was confronted by a vast anger, a desperate anger, he saw it and could almost have touched it. But it was inert - if it were to live and find expression and suffer, he must lend it his own body. It was other people's anger. "Swine!"He clenched his fists, he strode along, but nothing came, the anger remained external to himself."

"Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history; it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages."

"Smartass Disciple: Master, do you really believe in the second chance?Master of Stupidity: That supports the basis of lost-then-found concept."

"Leaps of Faith [10w] Like religion, leaps of faith are behind all idealistic movements."

"The real question of life after death isn't whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves."

"Identifying the flaw in the US philosophical roots requires that we move beyond the intellectual and emotional climate in which the Constitution was conceived and adopted. The meanings of concepts and words change with use, and even the Supreme Court has admitted that the original perspective of the American social contract has been altered by the passage of time."

"Laugh loudly, laugh often, and most important, laugh at yourself."

"Going green doesn’t start with doing green acts — it starts with a shift in consciousness. This shift allows you to recognize that with every choice you make, you are voting either for or against the kind of world you wish to see. When you assume this as a way of being, your choices become easier. Using a reusable water bottle, recycling and making conscious daily consumer choices are just a few…"

"Kaddish Kaddish for Mrs. Ginsbergis not Kaddish,For your mom raised a Buddhistand mine raised a Jew.You'll zazen for your loss,I'll daven for mine.I do not belittle your loss,your grief is no less than mine.But by abandoning your tribe, אלון,Who now will say Kaddish for you?"