"Non-attachment is not the elimination of desire. It is the spaciousness to allow any quality of mind, any thought or feeling, to arise without closing around it, without eliminating the pure witness of being. It is an active receptivity to life."

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Source : Stephen Levine, Ondrea Levine (2012). “Who Dies?: An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying”, p.51, Anchor

Stephen Levine

#Attachment Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Mind Quotes

“In high school I was worried about singing in a choir not being a cool thing, like "I want girls to like me so I don't want to do something that's not cool." But, in fact, if you do something you like to do and you're good at it, you're going to find someone who will like you for that reason.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“Even when I was doing theater it was more comedic. Don't get me wrong, I love doing the dramatic and heavy stuff, but I just want to have fun. I want to make people laugh.”

Source : Source: www.etonline.com
“I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.”
“Where do architects and designers get their ideas? The answer, of course, is mainly from other architects and designers, so is it mere casuistry to distinguish between tradition and plagiarism?”
“If you want to provoke, you should provoke someone who is stronger than you, otherwise you are misusing your power.”

Source : Interview With Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. July 11, 2009.
“It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated well, and they're made to feel valued, they give 110 percent.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Entrusting one's life is not the same as opening up one's soul.”
“A distant cousin sent me some genealogy report on my father's side, and it's sort of what I suspected. Coal miners for generations... four or maybe five generations.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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