“So an ancient once said, "Accept the anxieties and difficulties of this life". Don't expect your practice to be clear of obstacles. Without hindrances the mind that seeks enlightenment may be burnt out. So an ancient once said, "Attain deliverance in disturbances".” MindMaySaidAcceptingPracticeClearAnxietyEnlightenmentDifficultyAncientObstaclesThis LifeDeliveranceDisturbanceHindranceBurnt Out Author:Kyongho
“To Harmodius, descended from the ancient Harmodius, when he reviled Iphicrates [a shoemaker's son] for his mean birth, "My nobility," said he, "begins in me, but yours ends in you.” MeanSaidEndsSonBirthAncientNobility Book:Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated)
“On a trip to Germany, Lange and his entourage were climbing the tower of an ancient castle when they stopped to catch their breath. "How old is this ruin?" someone asked a guide. "Forty-two years," said Lange.” YearsSaidTwoBreathsAncientGuidesRuinsGermanyFortyTwo YearsClimbingTowersCastlesEntourage Author:David Lange
“"You ought to be ashamed," a woman in an Easter bonnet told Stein. "Your race gave us our religion..." "From ancient polytheism, the belief in lots of gods," the woman continued a little more eruditely, "the Hebrew nation led us on to the idea that there is only one." "Which is just a step from the truth," said Stein.” LittlesSaidIdeasBeliefNationsRaceStepsAtheismOughtAncientPositive AtheismAshamedEasterHebrewBonnetsPolytheism Book:The Blood of the Lamb: A Novel Source: The Blood of the Lamb: A Novel