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“People need to feed themselves, next they need to feed their own communities.”

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Wendell Berry, an American novelist born on August 5, 1934, is renowned for his profound descriptions of rural life and his critical views on modern industrial civilization. more

“If you're a writer and you are at all inclined to speak as a Christian in some way, you realize very quickly that the conventional language is pretty much useless. It takes a long time to get past that, or it has taken me a long time. People in conventional Christianity have spoken lightly and sometimes frivolously of God for a long time. It's a word that needs to be used sparingly, in my opinion.”

People Ifs Way Needs Long Sometimes Christian Past Used Speak Language Realizing Christianity Opinion Taken Long Time Useless Conventional

Author:Wendell Berry

“Domesticity is the enemy of art. I don't know if that's true. You can write good happy songs. So, I don't think it's necessarily happiness. But I think self-satisfaction is maybe the enemy. It's kind of better to think, "Tomorrow night I'm gonna sing it better." There is this forward effort. It feels to me right, it feels human.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Feels Writing Humans Kind Art Self Night Song Effort Enemy Tomorrow Satisfaction True You Self-satisfaction Domesticity

Author:Paul McCartney

“Of all the definitions of love that abound in our universe, a special favorite of mine is... “the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.””

Self Spiritual Purpose Universe Growth Special Mines Definitions Spiritual Growth Nurturing Definition Of Love

Author:Bell Hooks

“Love is first and foremost exemplified by action - by practice - not solely by feeling.”

Firsts Feelings Action Love Is Practice

Author:Bell Hooks

“The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action.”

Ifs World Would Be Action Justice Common Citizens Definitions Guides Paradise Our Thoughts Global Citizen Peace And Justice Thoughts And Actions Definition Of Love

Author:Bell Hooks

“Buddhism is in your heart. Even if you don't have any temple or any monks, you can still be a Buddhist in your heart and life.”

Ifs Heart Stills Buddhism Buddhist Temples Monk

Author:Nhat Hanh

“The heart of the matter is always our oneness with divine spirit, our union with all life.”

Heart Matter Spirit Divine Unions Oneness

Author:Nhat Hanh

“The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.”

Ifs Way Kind Self Space Transformation Destination Being Real Somewhere Else Self Transformation

Author:Nhat Hanh

“I don't have to hate any person because I can always start anew, I can always reconcile.”

Persons I Can Hate Because I Can Reconcile Starting Anew

Author:Nhat Hanh

“The sangha is a community where there should be harmony and peace and understanding. That is something created by our daily life together. If love is there in the community, if we've been nourished by the harmony in the community, then we will never move away from love.”

Ifs Should Together Moving Understanding Community Love Is Harmony Daily Life Life Together Away From Love Sangha

Author:Nhat Hanh

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