Suppose a man threw into the sea a yoke with one hole in it, and the east wind carried it to the west, and the west wind carried it to the east, and the north wind carried it to the south, and the south wind carried it to the north. Suppose there were a blind turtle that came up once at the end of each century. What do you think, bhikkhus? Would that blind turtle put his neck into that yoke with one hole in it?"" He might, venerable sir, sometime or other at the end of a long period."" Bhikkhus, the blind turtle would sooner put his neck into that yoke with a single hole in it than a fool, once gone to perdition, would take to regain the human state, I say. Why is that? Because there is no practising of the Dhamma there, no practising of what is righteous, no doing of what is wholesome, no performance of merit. There mutual devouring prevails, and the slaughter of the weak. Gautama Buddha
The whole image is that eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God's infinite love. That's the message we're brought up with, isn't it? Believe or die! Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options.
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Bill Hicks
Let this hell be our heaven.
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Richard Matheson
What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven.
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Chuck Palahniuk
No sight so sad as that of a naughty child, " he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?"" They go to hell, " was my ready and orthodox answer." And what is hell? Can you tell...
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Unknown
I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.
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Peter Ustinov
More Quotes By Gautama Buddha
Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.]
True love is born from understanding.
To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana.
Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.
What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is...
