Via Daily dharma / October 29, 2016: Why Become Enlightened?

Why become enlightened? This is a question I sometimes ask myself. The answer I give is twofold: to make the world a better place and to avoid the pain of clinging to an existence that is unhappy.

—Kate Brandt, "When the World is Perfect"

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Via Daily Dharma / October 28, 2016: Arbitrary Divisions

We divide our world into me/you, friend/enemy, desirable/undesirable, fulfilling/frustrating, and so on. It’s a natural process, but a very arbitrary, utterly subjective one.

—Pamela Gayle White, "The Pursuit of Happiness"