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“My motivation is my desire to help people. If people want to have children and cannot in the normal way, and I can do something about it, then I will do so.”

People Ifs Way Want Children I Can Helping Desire Motivation Can Do Normal Can Do Something

Author:Panayiotis Zavos

“The early symptoms of the disease [California Curse], which break out almost on arrival in Hollywood, are a sense of exaggerated self-importance and self-centeredness which naturally alienates all old friends. Next comes a great desire for and belief in the importance of money above all else, a loss of the normal sense of humor and proportion and finally, in extreme cases, the abandonment of all previous standards of moral value.”

“Buddhism doesn't promise to fulfill our desires. Instead it says, 'You feel unfulfilled? That's okay. That's normal. Everybody feels unfulfilled. You will always feel unfulfilled. There is no problem with feeling unfulfilled. In fact, if you learn to see it the right way, that very lack of fulfillment is the greatest thing you can ever experience.' This is the realistic outlook.”

Ifs Way Feels Facts Feelings Problem Desire Learning Buddhism Promise Normal Okay Experience Fulfillment Realistic Right Way No Problem Outlook

Book:Sex, Sin, and Zen: Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between

Source: Sex, Sin, and Zen: Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between

“Destiny commands... and imposes a sacred obligation to show up in the face of one's desire for a normal, casual life... there are other forces afoot of which consciousness has only the dimmest of understandings.”

Shows Faces Desire Force Understanding Consciousness Destiny Normal Sacred Obligation Command Casual

Author:James Hollis

“Caring what others think about us is normal. The desire to belong is basic to human nature. But in order to feel like you truly belong, you must accept yourself for who you are. This is critical to Fearless Living.”

Thinking Feels Humans Desire Order Accepting Human Nature Like You Normal Who You Are Caring Critical Fearless Accepting Yourself

Book:Fearless Living

Source: Fearless Living