“That piecemeal peace is poor peace. What pure peace allows Alarms of wars, the daunting wars, the death of it?” WarPeacePoorPureAlarms Book:Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Source: Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins
“No thought about the past or future can pull you away from your present peace and joy. The universe exists in this present moment. No desire can pull you away from this present peace, not even the desire to become a Buddha or the desire to save all beings. Know that to become a Buddha and to save all beings can only be realized on the foundation of the pure peace of the present moment.” KnowsMomentsPastJoyDesireUniversePeaceFuturePureFoundationPresent MomentPeace And Joy Book:Collected Wheel Publications Volume XVI: Numbers 231–247 Source: Collected Wheel Publications Volume XVI: Numbers 231–247
“Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” GivingWarTruthPoliticalLyingPoliticsLanguagePeaceSoundWindPoliticianPureMurderWittyAppearanceThriveTruthfulPolitical PartiesRespectableMaking PeacePeace And JusticePeace JusticeBeing TruthfulMake Peace Not WarCitizenryPolitical WillSolidityKnowledge And PowerPoliticians And PoliticsLanguage WordsPolitical LanguageAnti PoliticalBest PoliticalFalse Appearances Author:George Orwell