* “The “moment” has no yesterday or tomorrow. It is not the result of thought and therefore has no time.”
* “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough: we must do.”
* “Learning is never cumulative, it is a movement of knowing which has no beginning and no end.”
* “The measure of the moral worth of a man is his happiness. The better the man, the more happiness. Happiness is the synonym of well-being”
* ” Real living is living for others.”
* “Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.”
* “Never waste energy on worries or negative thoughts, all problems are brought into existence -drop them.”
* “A goal is not always meant to be reached. It often serves simply as something to aim at.”
* “Because one does not want to be disturbed, to be made uncertain, he establishes a pattern of conduct, of thought, a pattern of relationship to man etc. Then he becomes a slave to the pattern and takes the pattern to be the real thing.”
* “Zen is not “attained” by mirror-wiping mediation, but by “self-forgetfulness in the existential ‘present’ of life here and now.” We do not “come”, we “are.” Don’t strive to become, but be.”
* “Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.”
* “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”
* “To grow, to discover, we need involvement which is something I experience everyday, sometimes good, sometimes frustrating.”
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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