"The major barrier to understanding is wishful thinking and following that which pleases one."

Awareness, Understanding, Barrier, Mindset, Truth

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"The major barrier to understanding is wishful thinking and following that which pleases one."

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"When some give you advice, say 'thank you'. Then, you must seek the quietness of your spirit for a reflection and direction."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"To have something does not mean to understand it."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"People with victim mentality attracts people in their lives that tease them, abuse them and even bully them instead of building mutually benefitting relationships."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"The desire to get money through jobs enslaves us."

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"For god sake, open your eyes...the truth is crimes are real... the trouble is real... the horror is real... OPEN THE FUCKING EYES, you have freedom of speech, freedom do go to jail... My favourite characters are this in the jail!If you ask me with what I will open my eyes, my answer is with the critical edition The Leuchter Reports: Critical Editionby Fred A. Leuchter, The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine, The Common Sense by Thomas Paine."

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"It is an unnecessary burden to make negative judgmental assumptions about others. We are all on a journey."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

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"You must know what you do with your time if you must become great in this life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"We had to think differently to do what must be done."

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"It's like we are having a harvest of destruction in our nations, continent and world today, all because of ignorance."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Be conscious of your pleasantness."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Never follow any impulse to teach, however strong it might be. The command to teach is not felt as an impulsion."

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"One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets..."

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"The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces."

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"Certain levels of human understanding cannot be attained, it is claimed, until the brain can work in more than one way."

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"However fast you run, or however skilfully, you can't run away from your own feet."

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"You will never reach Mecca, I fear: for you are on the road to Turkestan."

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"How many friends would you have if you went from one to another asking them to conceal a dead body?"

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"When some give you advice, say 'thank you'. Then, you must seek the quietness of your spirit for a reflection and direction."

"To have something does not mean to understand it."

"People with victim mentality attracts people in their lives that tease them, abuse them and even bully them instead of building mutually benefitting relationships."

"The desire to get money through jobs enslaves us."

"It is an unnecessary burden to make negative judgmental assumptions about others. We are all on a journey."

"You must know what you do with your time if you must become great in this life."

"We had to think differently to do what must be done."

"It's like we are having a harvest of destruction in our nations, continent and world today, all because of ignorance."

"Be conscious of your pleasantness."

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"The Sufi saying has it: "God, to the bee, is something which has TWO stings!"

"The Sufi teacher's mission is to be in the service of those who can learn."

"The task is to learn to live in peace with one's own nature."

"Never follow any impulse to teach, however strong it might be. The command to teach is not felt as an impulsion."

"One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets..."

"The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces."

"Certain levels of human understanding cannot be attained, it is claimed, until the brain can work in more than one way."

"However fast you run, or however skilfully, you can't run away from your own feet."

"You will never reach Mecca, I fear: for you are on the road to Turkestan."

"How many friends would you have if you went from one to another asking them to conceal a dead body?"