"One of the main discoveries of meditation is seeing how we continually run away from the present moment, how we avoid being here just as we are. Thatâ€™s not considered to be a problem. The point is to see it."

-- Pema Chodron

#Running Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Meditation Quotes

“Bombing is a very dangerous option because it's so convenient and because at home it's politically acceptable because our boys aren't dying on the ground, it gets us into tremendous trouble, which, of course, in general is true of bombing.”
“The days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do.”
“Lampard is a specialist in insulting people very badly.”

Source : "Lehmann complains at 'terribly insulting' Lampard" by Matt Scott, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2006.
“Individuals possessing moderate-sized brains easily find their proper sphere, and enjoy in it scope for all their energy. In ordinary circumstances they distinguish themselves, but they sink when difficulties accumulate around them. Persons with large brains, on the other hand, do not readily attain their appropriate place; common occurrences do not rouse or call them forth.”

Source : George Combe (1830). “A System of Phrenology”, p.106
“Not stupid. Overly trusting, maybe, but that reflects on his lack of trustworthiness, not on your intelligence.”
“It was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written.”
“When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father's hand will never cause his child a needless tear. We may not understand life any better, but we will not resent life any longer.”
“I need freedom to be happy.”

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