"Zazen isn't about blissing out or going into an alpha brain-wave trance. It's about facing who and what you really are, in every single ***** moment. And you aren't bliss, I'll tell you that right now. You're a mess. We all are."

-- Brad Warner

#Brain Quotes #Bliss Quotes #Moments Quotes

“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
“One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us.”
“I'm always looking for that movie that feels like it's hitting me where I need it.”
“My album will manifest many things I saw,did or heard about; I talk first hand never word of mouth.”
“I think Enda Kenny has shown himself to be a good leader in the sense that he can accept that people might have differences of opinion with him, but at the same time can see that it's useful to have them involved and part of the team and I very much appreciate that.”
“Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.”

Source : "Games for Actors and non-Actors". Book by Augusto Boal, p. xxxi, 1992.
“I'm not a goddess, for crying out loud. I'm a regular person who took feminism - which I have a deep connection to - and mixed it with music, which I really love to do.”
“When I teach a class I often give the assignment: Photograph someone you love. I ask people to do this so they have a subject about whom they have feelings, a subject that is more than a model, or an object, or a shape, or an idea. In this way, they can judge the result not only by its technical success, but also by how well it describes their feelings.”

Source : John Loengard (1987). “Pictures under discussion”, Amphoto Books

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