Category: preacher
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Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life.
William Ellery Channing
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I feel exhausted if I teach too long.
Dalai Lama
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Happiness is the cessation of suffering.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word – prayer. Live and die without prayer, and you will pray long enough when you get to hell.
Charles Spurgeon
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If some people have the belief or view that the has some miracle power, that’s totally nonsense.
Dalai Lama
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The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God’s mercy to me.
Thomas Merton
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How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.
William Ellery Channing
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Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature of suffering in order to recognize its cause, the making of the suffering.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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It’s normal for human beings to identify with their own separate self. The problem is that we get caught in that notion of ourself as a separate individual and caught in that individual self’s agenda.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.
Thomas Merton