"In a deep metaphysical sense, all that is conditioned is illusory. All phenomena are literally 'appearances,' the outer masks in which the One Reality shows itself forth in our changing universe. The more 'material' and solid the appearance, the further is it from reality, and therefore the more illusory it is."

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Source : Annie Besant (2009). “Death - and After?”, p.70, The Floating Press

Annie Besant

#Reality Quotes #Appearance Quotes #Mask Quotes

“Our numbers expand, but Earth's natural systems do not.”
“Those people are seen, I assume, by Larry [Kramer] as writing partly about gay issues and problems, whether it's on the surface or not, and I am not. But another thing is when we met, there still wasn't exactly a gay/straight divide in the minds of a lot of straight people. There weren't any gay people, as far as we knew, at Yale.”

Source : Source: fourtwonine.com
“In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night”
“Work should never make me weary If I'm really meant to do it, But it soon becomes exhausting If it's greed that drives me to it.”
“I've gone more than 40 years without having to use an alarm clock or go to an office. At this point, I don't think I'd be capable of not writing. I don't think I could deprive myself of that sky. It would be like putting an animal in a cage.”

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“Live a life less ordinary.”

Source : Interview with Jesse Thorn, swissmarg.dreamwidth.org. May 16, 2012.
“I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.”
“The fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world Have hung upon the beatings of my heart.”

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