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“I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat.”

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Peter Bart is an accomplished journalist, born on July 24, 1932. He has had a career spanning over fifty years in the news industry, known for his sharp observations and in-depth investigative reporting. more

“Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else, right there we are wrong. It becomes wrong view. When suffering arises, where does it arise from? The cause is wrong view, the fruit of that being suffering. If it was right view it wouldn't cause suffering.”

Ifs Feels Doe Suffering Causes Views Fruit Refuse Arise

Author:Ajahn Chah

“If you listen to the Dhamma teachings but don't practice you're like a ladle in a soup pot. The ladle is in the soup pot every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup. You must reflect and meditate.”

Ifs Knows Practice Teaching Taste Pot Soup

Author:Ajahn Chah

“Just know what is happening in your mind - not happy or sad about it, not attached. If you suffer see it, know it, and be empty. It's like a letter - you have to open it before you can know what's in it.”

Ifs Knows Mind Suffering Happenings Empty Letters Not Happy

Author:Ajahn Chah

“Read yourself, not books. Truth isn't outside, that's only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle - if you don't fill it, it's useless.”

Ifs Book Memories Truth Is Empty Useless Bottles Thermos

Author:Ajahn Chah

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