“All of the systems that present different worlds, planes of being and energy centers ultimately fail if you try to make them all-inclusive. They are symbolic representations of something that lies beyond the world of thought and analysis.” IfsWorldTryingDifferentWisdomLyingEnergyFailingBuddhismPlanesAnalysisRepresentationSymbolicDifferent Worlds Author:Frederick Lenz
“When the answer doesn't come, it's not supposed to come yet. Don't make eternity try and conform to what you want. That's desire. desire leads to frustration.” WantTryingWisdomDesireAnswersBuddhismEternityWhat You WantFrustrationConform Author:Frederick Lenz
“Honestly admitting what you lost and not trying to rationalize it or push it off is an important step in self-assessment and mindfulness.” TryingImportantSelfWisdomLostStepsBuddhismMindfulnessHonestlyAssessmentAdmittingRationalizeSelf Assessment Author:Frederick Lenz
“It is never wise to try to appear to be more clever than you are. It is sometimes wise to appear slightly less so.” TryingSometimesWisdomWiseClever Author:William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
“Your Nafs is just like a suckling child. If you do not take the pains to wean him, he will yearn for his mother's breast even when he's grown up. Therefore you should not try to satisfy your lust by indulging in sins. This will only increase the desire for more sins. The same is the case with the disease of gluttony. The more a person eats, the more his hunger increases.” IfsShouldTryingChildrenPersonsWisdomPainMotherDesireSinCasesDiseaseIncreaseHungerLustIslamicBreastsGluttonyNafs Author:Busiri