“Oh, call it by some better name,
For friendship sounds too cold.”
Thomas Moore (1779–1852) Irish poet, singer and songwriter
Ballads and Songs. Oh, Call It by Some Better Name, st. 1.
“Sy Safransky: “Didn’t taking the name “Adyashanti” reinforce a certain sense that you are an enlightened holy man?”
Adyashanti: “Oh, absolutely it did. It’s sort of a ridiculous-sounding Eastern name. (…) I always tell people to call me “Adya,” and leave the “shanti” part off.””
Interview for The Sun Magazine (2007)
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