Patriarch Quotes - Page 2

• A large stone presented by the archangel Gabriel to the patriarch Abraham, and preserved at Mecca. The patriarch had perhaps asked the archangel for bread.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Atheism, Gabriel, Mecca

  Ambrose Bierce (2009). “The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.37, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• These various forms appear different in shape and size, yet they are of a single essence. . . . The Sixth Patriarch called it "essence of Mind". . . Here the Third Patriarch calls it "timeless Self-essence." Bankei called it "unborn Buddha-mind." They all refer to the same thing: Buddha-nature, true self. This essence is not born and can never die. It exists eternally. Some call it energy; others call it spirit. But what is it? No one knows. Any concept we have of what it is can only be an analogy. . . .

  Dennis Merzel

  Self, Essence, Mind

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• Patriarch Kirill. I would prefer - because if I say one thing, I have to say another and another and another. I would prefer that what we spoke about, us, alone, will remain only what we said in public.

  Pope Francis

  Said, Spokes, One Thing

  Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com

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• Angry contradiction of the patriarch is not creativity; it's delinquency calling for attention. Difference for the sake of difference is as empty an achievement as slavishly following the commercial imperative.

  Robert McKee

  Creativity, Differences, Achievement

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• He wasn't completely wrong, poor old Gemistus (let Lord Andronicus and the patriarch suspect him if they like), in wanting us, telling us to become pagan once again.

  C.P. Cavafy

  Pagan, Lord, Poor

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• Overthrowing capitalism is too small for us. We must overthrow the whole...patriarch!

  Gloria Steinem

  Feminist, Capitalism, Whole

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• I had the pleasure of meeting that young man at the Patriarch's Ponds. He almost drove me mad myself, proving to me that I don't exist. But you do believe that it is really I?

  Mikhail Bulgakov

  Believe, Men, Mad

  Mikhail Bulgakov (2016). “THE MASTER AND MARGARITA: 50th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.209, Penguin

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• In the assemblies of the enlightened ones there have been many cases of mastering the Way bringing forth the heart of plants and trees; this is what awakening the mind for enlightenment is like. The fifth patriarch of Zen was once a pine-planting wayfarer; Rinzai worked on planting cedars and pines on Mount Obaku. . . . Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.

  Dogen

  Wall, Heart, Practice

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• [Pope Francis] did something that both his two predecessors had failed to do - John Paul II and Benedict. Francis met with the Russian patriarch of the Orthodox Church.

  Sylvia Poggioli

  Two, Church, John Paul Ii

  Source: www.npr.org

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• In 1054, the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope excommunicated each other. That was the end of holiness for both churches.

  Frank Herbert

  Church, Holiness, Pope

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• There are multiple shows of record about a late-transitioning patriarch and how the kids are affected, and there are multiple narratives. That narrative on "Keeping up with the Kardashians," the answer is, they're pretty much fine. It's the same sort of story we were telling which is, you know what? Everybody's okay.

  Jill Soloway

  Kids, Stories, Records

  "'Transparent' creator: Streaming shows are 'inventing a new art form'". Interview with Alan Sepinwall, uproxx.com. December 14, 2015.

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