"If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external. If the ego does not rise, the Self alone exists and there is no second."

-- Ramana Maharshi

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“In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but only to manslaughter and bawdry.”

Source : Roger Ascham (1815). “The English Works. A New Ed”, p.55
“Seeds sewn in adversity bear the greatest fruit.”
“Go on, prove me wrong. Destroy the fabric of the universe. See if I care.”
“People test movies within an inch of their life, so that the entire audience experience is a uniform one.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures.”
“Throughout my career, I had the great fortune to experience firsthand as well as to witness what it means to be a CIA officer.”
“If your fundamental is a man dying on the cross for his enemies, if the very heart of your self-image and your religion is a man praying for his enemies as he died for them, sacrificing for them, loving them - if that sinks into your heart of hearts, it's going to produce the kind of life that the early Christians produced. The most inclusive possible life out of the most exclusive possible claim - and that is this is the truth. But what is the truth? The truth is a God become weak, loving and dying for the people who opposed him, dying forgiving them.”
“Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever possible. And if we cannot help others, at least we should try not to create pain and suffering for them.”

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