"We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense, there is no need for temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no need for complicated philosophy, doctrine, or dogma. Our own heart, our own mind, is the temple. The doctrine is compassion. Love for others and respect for their rights and dignity, no matter who or what they are: ultimately these are all we need."

-- Dalai Lama

#Philosophy Quotes #Heart Quotes #Simple Quotes

“Been working and working But I still got so terribly far to go.”
“Any country that accepts abortion is the poorest of the poor”
“There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts.”
“five severed fingers do not make a hand”
“Here's to our wives and girlfriends...may they never meet!”
“There are realities that one needs to deal with, but very often what we are told is political reality is merely cynicism. One could equally say that slavery is a reality, and misogyny too.”
“I'm inspired to write songs by all kinds of things. Good sex with a good man, that might inspire a song. Bad sex - that might inspire a different kind of song.”

Source : Interview with Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, believermag.com. July 1, 2010.
“A view of heaven from a seat in hell.”

Source : Steven Callahan (2002). “Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea”, p.96, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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