Quotes from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon

Isabel Allende ·  464 pages

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“How many times have I told you not to believe everything you hear? Seek truth for yourself.”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“But I don't want more things than I need, either.”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“Enfrenta los obstáculos a medida que se presenten, no pierdas energía temiendo lo que pueda haber en el futuro”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“The fear is not real, Dil Bahadur; it is only in your mind, like all other things. Our thoughts form what we believe to be reality.”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“Affection is like the noonday sun; it does not need the presence of another to be manifest.”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon



“The calendar is a human invention; time does not exist on the spiritual level.”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“Of all fragrances, the sweetest is that of virtue.”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“-Cómo puedes defender este sistema de vida= !Mira la pobreza! ¿Te gustaría vivir así?

-No, Jaguar, pero tampoco me gustaría tener más de lo que se necesita - replicó ella”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“Ni su pueblo ni su familia, que tanto lo amaban, lloraron su muerte, porque creían que el llanto obliga el espíritu a quedarse en el mundo para consolar a los vivos. Lo correcto era demostrar alegría para que el espíritu se fuera contento a cumplir otro ciclos en la rueda de la reencarnación, evolucionado en cada vida hasta alcanzar finalmente la iluminación y el cielo, o Nirvana”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“—El afecto es como la luz del mediodía y no necesita la presencia del otro para manifestarse. La separación entre los seres también es ilusoria, puesto que todo está unido en el universo.”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon



“templos para hacer sus ofrendas, girar las ruedas de oración, y encender”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“Ya lo sé: aquí y ahora. Debemos regocijarnos con la belleza de este momento, en vez de pensar en la tormenta que vendrá...”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“Acuérdate que debes ser como el tigre del Himalaya: escucha la voz de la intuición y del instinto. Confía en las virtudes de tu corazón.”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“saw females and children who appeared to”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“purple tongue, and that the whitish hair that”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon



“El calendario es un invento humano; el tiempo a nivel spiritual no existe...”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


“—La base del budismo es la compasión hacia todo lo que vive o existe. Dijo que cada uno debe buscar la verdad o la iluminación dentro de sí mismo, no en otros o en cosas externas. Por eso los monjes budistas no andan predicando, como nuestros misioneros, sino que pasan la mayor parte de sus vidas en serena meditación, buscando su propia verdad. Sólo poseen sus túnicas, sus sandalias y sus escudillas para mendigar comida. No les interesan los bienes materiales”
― Isabel Allende, quote from Kingdom of the Golden Dragon


About the author

Isabel Allende
Born place: in Lima, Peru
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