"Concentration is the creation of the instrument; meditation is the right use of it; contemplation transcends it."

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Source : Christmas Humphreys (2012). “Exploring Buddhism”, p.179, Routledge

Christmas Humphreys

#Meditation Quotes #Use Quotes #Creation Quotes

“I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.”
“An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.”
“Good friends don't let you do stupid things.”
“It would be simply suicidal to French Canadians to form a party by themselves.”

Source : Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1890). “Wilfrid Laurier on the Platform: Collection of the Principal Speeches Made in Parliament Or Before the People, by the Honorable Wilfrid Laurier ... Member for Quebec-East in the Commons, Since His Entry Into Active Politics in 1871”, Turcotte & Ménard
“After all, the rich get richer and the poor get children. Which is okay so long as lots of them starve in infancy.”

Source : John Brunner (2014). “The Shockwave Rider”, p.107, Open Road Media
“I think if the people of this country can be reached with the truth, their judgment will be in favor of the many, as against the privileged few”
“The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.”
“I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.”

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