Mindfulness is a quality that's always there. It's an illusion that there's a meditation and post-meditation period, which I always find amusing, because you're either mindful or you're not.
Richard GereRead
From a Buddhist point of view, emotions are not real. As an actor, I manufacture emotions. They're a sense of play. But real life is the same. We're just not aware of it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Emotions are viewed as constructs rather than inherent truths, similar to acting, emphasizing the nature of human perception.
Richard Gere's quote highlights the Buddhist perspective that emotions are not fixed realities but rather constructs that we create, akin to an actor performing. He suggests that life itself is performative, and that many of our emotional experiences are products of our perception and awareness, inviting us to reconsider what we deem as real in our emotional lives.
Themes
EmotionsRealityPerceptionAwarenessBuddhismActing
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about emotional resilience, one might say, 'As Richard Gere noted, emotions are not real; they are a construct we create, much like acting in a play.'
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