"Ordinary people do not question the commonly accepted version of reality. They conform to the standard values of subduing enemies and cherishing friends and family. Materialism, ambition and mundane achievements are the worldly hallmarks of success. We experience the phenomenal world and our minds as solid and truly existent. Very few people doubt these assertions and question their solidity. Yet, the process of disbelief is the first step on the spiritual path."

-- Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

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“The doors of Opportunity are marked 'Push' and 'Pull'.”
“When watching men of power in action it must be always kept in mind that, whether they know it or not, their main purpose is the elimination or neutralization of the independent individual- the independent voter, consumer, worker, owner, thinker- and that every device they employ aims at turning men into a manipulable animated instrument which is Aristotle's definition of a slave.”

Source : Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers
“I am terrible at video games and I am really competitive. And if I am not the best at something, I go absolutely crazy!”
“Instead of preaching the good news that sinners can be made righteous in Christ and escape the wrath to come, the gospel has degenerated into the pretext that we can be happy in Christ and escape the hassles of life.”

Source : Ray Comfort (2004). “Revival's Golden Key”, Bridge-Logos
“There is a point at which curiosity becomes unbearable, when it becomes an obsession, like hunger.”
“I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.”
“Maybe lurking in my unconscious was the idea that when someone's collected poems are published it means that the poet is dead. I found myself looking at my work as if I were at my own funeral.”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
“I'll just tell you what I remember because memory is as close as I've gotten to building my own time machine.”

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