"One has to live in the present. Whatever is past is gone beyond recall; whatever is future remains beyond one's reach, until it becomes present. Remembering the past and giving thought to the future are important, but only to the extent that they help one deal with the present."

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Source : S. N. Goenka (2012). “Discourse Summaries”, p.14, Pariyatti Publishing

S. N. Goenka

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“I do not know why it matters that I should tell the truth to myself at night, why it should matter that the truth should be spoken at least once in the world. Because the world is a place of silence, the sky at night when the birds have gone is a vast silent place. Words will make the slightest difference to the sky at night. They will not brighten it or make it less strange. And the day too has its own deep indifference to anything that is said.”

Source : Colm Toibin (2014). “The Testament of Mary: A Novel”, p.67, Simon and Schuster
“You cannot find, make or understand true friendship without having enemies.”

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