"The right-thinking are irritated by the nonconformist's lack of predictability, even by his occasional failure to sho…"

"The Buddha was a proponent of simple, direct teaching aimed at liberation and free of theoretical frills: his intent …"

"If one wanted to summarise the essence of Buddhism in one sentence, it could only be this: everything that is transie…"

"The Doctrine (“”Dhamma“”) allows one to attain a state in which suffering can no longer take root, because one embrac…"

"After all, “'nibbàna”' is not a concept: this is why attempts to illustrate it through language and logic lend themse…"

"[The Buddha] advised bhikkhus to be an island (“'dìpa”') or a refuge for themselves. After his passing, their only su…"

"The Master wanted to provoke our critical spirit so that, by studying his doctrine, we could probe ourselves. [...] I…"

"Patañjali, or whoever wrote on his behalf, seems to follow a “Kantian” line of thought: it is necessary to understand…"

"Yoga implies objectless subjectivism, calling into question the transpersonal components of being. The self, the cent…"

"The entire work is a treatise on perception, on optimal cognitive modes that replace erroneous ones. (p. 55)"