“Learning to say prayers in a foreign language...is not in itself the way to fulfill our highest human potential; there is nothing of transcending value to be gained from substituting one set of cultural conventions for another. People whose practice remains on this superficial level end up with nothing but confusion, not knowing who they are or what they should do.” PeopleWayShouldHumansEndsValuesLanguagePrayerLevelsPracticeKnowingLearningHighestRemainsConfusionConventionsNot KnowingSuperficialHuman PotentialForeign LanguageTranscending Author:Thubten Yeshe
“We're just animals, creatures smart enough and unlucky enough to have figured out we're alive, and we're going to die without ever knowing any purpose. We can pretend all we want and we can wish all we want, but that basic existential fact remainswe can't know.” KnowsWantEnoughFactsPurposeDiesWishAnimalKnowingAliveCreaturesSmartRemainsExistentialUnlucky Book:The Tenth Insight: A Pocket Guide (Storycuts) Source: The Tenth Insight: A Pocket Guide (Storycuts)