# 193:

Listen to the inner voice
that tells you what is wise.


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# 153:

If you awaken; if you become enlightened,
it will not free you from pain.

But it will help you understand
the nature of pain, and all other
earthly sensations, better.


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# 253:

The innocence of the future
will defeat the duplicity of the past.


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# 254:

Embrace imperfection.


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# 189:

Spiritual growth requires honesty
in every action, in every word spoken,
and, most importantly, in every thought.


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# 252:

Why?
Because God allows everything.
That’s why.


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# 198:

One must resist the slumber
induced by a false sense of permanence.


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# 183:

Is reason superior to emotion?
It depends.
Which would you prefer:
to think about love, or to feel love?


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# 151:

How to stay out of trouble: Wait!


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# 154:

If you ever get everything you want,
you will become a slave to prosperity.


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# 172:

The best teachers do not try to change us,
they help us unlock what is already within.


~ Russ Allison Loar
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# 194:

Do not cloud what is real
and unexplainable
with rational pretense.


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# 190:

The friendliest, most kindhearted people
are those most without fear,
especially fear of themselves.


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# 195:

Instead of arguing,
learn what your adversary thinks and why.


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# 175:

If I didn't know what I know now
I wouldn't know what I know now.
But I know now what
I didn't know when
I didn't know what I know now.


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# 149:

Impaled upon modernity.


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# 144:

There is no “best” way to satisfy hunger,
with food or religion.


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# 205:

Earth is the place for making mistakes,
the place of learning,
especially,
learning to forgive.


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# 251:

A prayer is an articulation of the soul.


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# 173:

Embrace your sadness,
for the wound must be treated
in order to heal.


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# 143:

We have a moral obligation to embrace joy,
to be as happy as possible.


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# 152:

Everyone is no one at all.


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# 161:

May we live up to the wisest words we speak.


~ Russ Allison Loar
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# 182:

Enlightenment is not a destination,
it’s a beginning.


~ Russ Allison Loar
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# 202:

Perhaps another word for God is Being,
Something whole
In which we have individual parts,
But still always part of the whole.


~ Russ Allison Loar
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