Isnโt it only through laughter that we become one with the gods and thus can endure life and can overcome all the horror and waste and suffering here on earth? โฆIsnโt it only through laughter we can stay human?
James ClavellTo think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline and training is all about.
James ClavellHow beautiful life is and how sad! How fleeting, with no past and no future, only a limitless now.
James ClavellKarma is the beginning of knowledge. Next is patience. Patience is very important. The strong are the patient ones, Anjin-san. patience means holding back your inclination to the seven emotions: hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, fear. If you don't give way to the seven, you're patient, then you'll soon understand all manner of things and be in harmony with Eternity.
James Clavell