"To fashion stars out of dog dung, that is the Great Work. To take a negative experience and, by comparing it to something worse, make it feel good, is the great skill."
One must be very strong, or very stupid, or completely exhausted to face life with indifference. - Alexandra David-Neel
One must be very strong, or very stupid, or completely exhausted to face life with indifference.
- Alexandra David-Neel
Nature has a language of its own, or maybe those who have lived long in solitude read in it their own unconscious inner feelings and mysterious forek… - Alexandra David-Neel
Nature has a language of its own, or maybe those who have lived long in solitude read in it their own unconscious inner feelings and mysterious forek…
Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smal… - Alexandra David-Neel
Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smal…
Very few of us are capable of being Free Thinkers, needing neither to adore nor to insult God, the insult often being an act of faith more profound t… - Alexandra David-Neel
Very few of us are capable of being Free Thinkers, needing neither to adore nor to insult God, the insult often being an act of faith more profound t…
The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety. - Alexandra David-Neel
The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.
Why do you pray if you doubt you are heard? - Alexandra David-Neel
Why do you pray if you doubt you are heard?
Neglecting small things under the pretext of wanting to accomplish large ones is the excuse of a coward. - Alexandra David-Neel
Neglecting small things under the pretext of wanting to accomplish large ones is the excuse of a coward.
Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself. - Alexandra David-Neel
Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself.
As a stoic I must despise injury or, rather, I must not feel it, must not be affected by it so that it cannot violate the freedom of my soul. - Alexandra David-Neel
As a stoic I must despise injury or, rather, I must not feel it, must not be affected by it so that it cannot violate the freedom of my soul.
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