“Good friends, how then are meditation and wisdom alike? They are like the lamp and the light it gives forth. If there is a lamp there is light; if there is no lamp there is no light. The lamp is the substance of light; the light is the function of the lamp. Thus, although they have two names, in substance they are not two. Meditation and wisdom are also like this.” IfsGivingTwoLightNamesMeditationFunctionSubstanceGood FriendLamps Book:The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Source: The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
“Being a mother gives you an incredible feeling of empowerment, you think if I can go through such pain and that level of sleep and still operate and not be grumpy you can do anything. It can be quite scary, you can't function your brain, forget your vocabulary.” IfsThinkingGivingStillsI CanFeelingsPainMotherCan DoSleepForgetLevelsBrainEmpowermentFunctionIncrediblesScaryVocabularyBeing A MotherGrumpy Author:Anna Friel
“Too often critics seem more intent on seeking new ways to alter Congress than to truly learn how it functions. They might well profit from the advice of Thomas Huxley, who said a century ago: Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notionor you shall learn nothing.” WayGivingWellsChildrenLittlesSaidFactsSeemsMightAdviceCenturyGiving UpFunctionPreparedCriticsCongressProfitSeekingNew WaysBe PreparedHuxleyPreconceived Notions Book:Selected speeches Source: Selected speeches