"Vipassana: looking into something with clarity and precision, seeing each component as distinct, piercing all the way through so as to perceive the most fundamental reality of that thing."

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Source : Bhante Gunaratana, Henepola Gunaratana (2011). “Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

Henepola Gunaratana

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“Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized.”
“On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in the checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.”
“Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God.”
“It's all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.”
“Good talkers are only found in Paris.”

Source : "Ballade des Femmes de Paris". Poem by Francois Villon , II,
“I went on Love Island thinking I was quite headstrong but it turned out I was quite emotional.”
“My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose.”

Source : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.60, Pen and Sword
“When you start out as an actor, you read a script thinking of it at its best. But that's not usually the case in general, and usually what you have to do is you have to read a script and think of it at its worst. You read it going, "OK, how bad could this be?" first and foremost. You cannot make a good film out of a bad script. You can make a bad film out of a good script, but you can't make a good film out of a bad script.”

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