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“Mindfulness is a mental activity that in due course eliminates all suffering.”

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Ayya Khema, born on August 25, 1923, in Thailand, passed away on November 21, 1997. She was a renowned Buddhist teacher, known for her unique teaching methods and profound understanding of Buddhist teachings. more

“Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what's more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on in the mind, and always take that which is true in their own minds as their standard, never get muddled. They are able to comprehend suffering, and ultimately will understand Dharma. Then, they will understand the books they read.”

Trying Mind May Book Able Suffering Teaching Standards Dharma

Author:Buddhadasa

“Hell was OK, until some wise guy went to heaven and came back”

Guy Heaven Hell Wise Wise Guy

Author:Buddhadasa

“Not wanting to see, not wanting to be in touch with one's experience is something akin to cognitive laziness, an eclipse of the experiencer or inner witnessing in the person.”

Persons Laziness Cognitive Eclipse

Author:Claudio Naranjo

“Champions are built on a thousand invisible mornings.”

Morning Thousand Built Invisible Champion

Author:Kirk Cousins

“I always wanted a father. Any kind. A strict one, a funny one, one who bought me pink dresses, one who wished I was a boy. One who traveled, one who never got up out of his Morris chair. Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief. I wanted shaving cream in the sink and whistling on the stairs. I wanted pants hung by their cuffs from a dresser drawer. I wanted change jingling in a pocket and the sound of ice cracking in a cocktail glass at five thirty. I wanted to hear my mother laugh behind a closed door.”

Source: What I Saw and How I Lied

“In my world, the first thing I reach for is the sound. Technique is Ok, but if you got the technique and I got a good sound, I'll beat you every time. You can play a thousand notes and I can play one note and wipe you out. What I reach for is ... a sound.”

Ifs World Firsts I Can Play Sound Thousand Beats Notes Technique Wipe

Author:Dewey Redman

“Neglect your art for one day and it will neglect you for two!”

Art Two One Day Neglect

Author:Ed Blackwell

“The very fine line between loneliness and solitude, reflection; being alone, always appealed to me when I was a kid.”

Kids Lines Loneliness Fine Solitude Reflection Fine Lines Loneliness And Solitude

Author:Brad Mehldau

“There's a pianist out of Boston who made a beautiful record for the Fresh Sound label called "Sketch Book"; his name is Vardan Ovsepian.”

Made Book Beautiful Names Sound Records Labels Boston Pianist

Author:Brad Mehldau

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