"The mind of an enlightened human being is flexible and adaptable. The mind of the ignorant person is conditioned and fixed."

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Source : "23 Warning Signs of a Toxic Friend" by Ann Davis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 8, 2016.

Ajahn Sumedho

#Ignorant Quotes #Mind Quotes #Enlightened Quotes

“English wine is like Belgian rock or German disco: a waste of everyone's time and money.”

Source : "Blessed are the cheesemakers?" by Jay Rayner, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2008.
“Consider what effects that might conceivably have practical bearings you conceive the objects of your conception to have. Then, your conception of those effects is the whole of your conception of the object.”
“We can achieve the utmost in economies by engineering knowledge; we can conquer new fields by research; we can build plants and machines that shall stand among the wonders of the world; but unless we put the right man in the right place-unless we make it possible for our workers and executives alike to enjoy a sense of satisfaction in their jobs, our efforts will have been in vain.”
“Role model? I don't have one. I want to be one.”
“Love is implicit in every connection. It should be. Thus when absent it makes us insane. (You Shall Know Our Velocity)”
“There is no object on earth which cannot be looked at from a cosmic point of view.”
“Only the human mind invents categories and tries to force facts into separated pigeonholes.”

Source : Sexual Behavior in the Human Male ch. 21 (1948)
“I'm not a big drinking person and hardly ever have alcohol. Perhaps it's not sweet enough for my sweet tooth.”

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