"The Four Noble Truths are pragmatic rather than dogmatic. They suggest a course of action to be followed rather than a set of dogmas to be believed. The four truths are prescriptions for behavior rather than descriptions of reality. The Buddha compares himself to a doctor who offers a course of therapeutic treatment to heal oneâ€™s ills. To embark on such a therapy is not designed to bring one any closer to â€˜the Truthâ€™ but to enable oneâ€™s life to flourish here and now, hopefully leaving a legacy that will continue to have beneficial repercussions after oneâ€™s death. (154)"

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Stephen Batchelor

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“Dictators are ludicrous characters, and, you know, in my career and in my life, I've always enjoyed sort of inhabiting these ludicrous, larger-than-life characters that somehow exist in the real world.”
“We enjoy sailing small boats, two of which I have designed and built myself.”
“One out of four kids in Lesotho has AIDS, and the idea of the charity is to help the children first fight the stigma of living with HIV and then teach them how to live with it and survive and get an education so all these children can have a normal life. When you're changing the life of so many kids - one out of four is a big number - you change the direction of an entire nation.”
“Iowa City is okay as Midwestern cities go, but theres no food, no culture, no ocean.”
“Everything I do is completely original-I made it up when I was a kid.”

Source : Claes Oldenburg, International Council of the Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), Tate Gallery (1970). “Claes Oldenburg: an exhibition organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, under the auspices of the International Council of the Museum, the Tate Gallery, London 24 June - 16th August 1970”
“To make headway, improve your head.”
“There is only one solution if old age is not to be an absurd parody of our former life, and that is to go on pursuing ends that give our existence a meaning.”
“When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important.”

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