Just as the Atman (Soul) is the reality underlying the conscious powers of an individual, so the Supreme Soul (God) is the eternal quiet underneath the drive and activity of the universe. ~Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. ~Edith Sitwell
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Every dog hath its day. ~English Proverb
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Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one. ~Jonathan Carroll
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Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. ~Zen Proverb
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Be a master of the mind,not mastered by the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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Cleanliness is next to godliness. ~English Proverb
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A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. ~Spanish Proverb
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A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ~Irish Proverb
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Speedy exception is the mother of good fortune. ~Proverb
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You can't judge a book by its cover. ~English Proverb
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Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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