When one is rising, standing, walking, doing something, stopping, one should constantly concentrate one's mind on the act and the doing of it, not one ones' relation to the act or its character or value... One should simply practice concentration of the mind on the act itself, understanding it to be an expedient means for attaining tranquility of mind, realization, insight, and wisdom.
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In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.
In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.
Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.
Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Punishment is justice for the unjust.
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always read more
What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid.
Unexplained joy is always so keen that... it seems to hold enough to reconcile one to the inevitable.
Unexplained joy is always so keen that... it seems to hold enough to reconcile one to the inevitable.
Hanging is too good for him said Mr. Cruelty.
Hanging is too good for him said Mr. Cruelty.
Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to read more
Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs; once acquired it can imprison us.
When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that matters is this: When you read more
When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that matters is this: When you die, will YOU be happy when everybody else is crying?
