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life that steered a middle course between indulgence and mortification.
Stephen Batchelor • Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
When it is necessary to walk, walk. When it is necessary to sit, sit. Do not for a moment yearn for Buddhahood.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Zen Battles: Modern Commentary on the Teachings of Master Linji
Kamaswami could never convince his partner that it would be useful to utter a few words of worry or anger, to have wrinkles on the forehead, to sleep badly.
Hermann Hesse • Siddhartha
Perfection of character: to live your last day, every day, without frenzy, or sloth, or pretense.
Aurelius, Marcus • Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library)
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