“Sin, also for those who don't have faith, exists when one goes against one's conscience. To listen to and obey it means, in fact, to decide in face of what is perceived as good or evil. And on this decision pivots the goodness or malice of our action.” MeanFactsActionFacesEvilSinDecisionGoodnessConscienceHave FaithOur ActionsMalice Author:Pope Francis
“Great fiction shows us not how to conduct our behavior but how to feel. Eventually, it may show us how to face our feelings and face our actions and to have new inklings about what they mean. A good novel of any year can initiate us into our own new experience.” FeelsYearsMayMeanShowsFeelingsActionFacesFictionNovelBehaviorOur ActionsNew ExperiencesInitiate Book:On Writing Source: On Writing
“Just because we go through a difficult situation, it doesn’t mean that the future is predetermined. The future is very much in our hands, in our actions.” MeanHandsActionDifficultSituationOur ActionsDifficult SituationsPredetermined Author:Sogyal Rinpoche
“The only justifiable stopping place for for the expansion of altruism is the point at which all whose welfare can be affected by our actions are included within the circle of altruism. This means that all beings with the capacity to feel pleasure or pain should be included; we can improve their welfare by increasing their pleasures and diminishing their pains.” FeelsShouldMeanActionPainPleasureCapacityCirclesWelfareAffectedExpansionAltruismStoppingOur Actions Book:The expanding circle: ethics and sociobiology Source: The expanding circle: ethics and sociobiology