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Your thoughts? Just the mind's farts
From Drunk Without Wine.
You Are Not the Doer
"I cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over my head. But I won't let them build a nest in my hair." — Chinese proverb
Now we're going to rattle some foundations and rock the boat.
You say — I'm tired. Tired of life, sick of work, worn down by this monotonous grind, chewed up by routine. Sound familiar? Let me ask you a couple of questions and we'll Read more of this blog post »
You Are Not the Doer
"I cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over my head. But I won't let them build a nest in my hair." — Chinese proverb
Now we're going to rattle some foundations and rock the boat.
You say — I'm tired. Tired of life, sick of work, worn down by this monotonous grind, chewed up by routine. Sound familiar? Let me ask you a couple of questions and we'll Read more of this blog post »
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“Self-defense. Take the word apart. Fence — from defendere, to strike the threat away. Self — same root as "same," whole, undivided. For thirty-five years I taught people to defend the usurper who'd seized the throne. Real self-defense isn't blocking a punch. It's handing the throne back.”
― Drunk Without Wine: A New Self-Defense, All the Way Through
― Drunk Without Wine: A New Self-Defense, All the Way Through
“Life is a professional betrayer. Summer betrays you into autumn, autumn hands you to winter, young hands you to old. That's all life ever does. Freedom is not needing it to stop.”
― Vanishing Point: A 21-Day Practice of Attention
― Vanishing Point: A 21-Day Practice of Attention
“Real certainty isn't about no longer doubting. It's about allowing yourself to be uncertain — letting doubt exist, letting fear exist, letting the shaking exist, without demanding you be a rock. The person who lets himself shake is no longer a slave to the shaking.”
― Drunk Without Wine: A New Self-Defense, All the Way Through
― Drunk Without Wine: A New Self-Defense, All the Way Through
“Life is a professional betrayer. Summer betrays you into autumn, autumn hands you to winter, young hands you to old. That's all life ever does. Freedom is not needing it to stop.”
― Vanishing Point: A 21-Day Practice of Attention
― Vanishing Point: A 21-Day Practice of Attention
“Self-defense. Take the word apart. Fence — from defendere, to strike the threat away. Self — same root as "same," whole, undivided. For thirty-five years I taught people to defend the usurper who'd seized the throne. Real self-defense isn't blocking a punch. It's handing the throne back.”
― Drunk Without Wine: A New Self-Defense, All the Way Through
― Drunk Without Wine: A New Self-Defense, All the Way Through
“«Attention is an extremely valuable resource. If you don't pay attention to it, it goes and paints the whole world around you — and that's how your energy leaks away.»”
― Vanishing Point: A 21-Day Practice of Attention
― Vanishing Point: A 21-Day Practice of Attention
“Truth be told, the Buddha’s language—just like his mind—wasn’t Sanskrit, Pali, Gandhari, English or Russian.
It’s a language called Nirvana.
That language is also known as Nirvana.”
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It’s a language called Nirvana.
That language is also known as Nirvana.”
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“Anxiety doesn't live in the present. It can't — presence leaves no room for it, not for a single real second.
It survives behind eight locks. Guarding it. Feeding it. Keeping it standing long after whatever built it is gone.
One key opens all eight.
Wrote a whole book about it — "Drunk Without Wine”
― Drunk Without Wine: A New Self-Defense, All the Way Through
It survives behind eight locks. Guarding it. Feeding it. Keeping it standing long after whatever built it is gone.
One key opens all eight.
Wrote a whole book about it — "Drunk Without Wine”
― Drunk Without Wine: A New Self-Defense, All the Way Through
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Aug 10, 2026 01:16AM
Thank you, dear colleague - glad our paths crossed here. Reflection and awareness are pretty much the whole game as I see it; looking forward to reading your work too. Take care, Sensei Max
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Dear Sensei Max,Thank you very much for your thoughtful message and for connecting with me on Goodreads. I truly appreciate your kind words about my work. It is a pleasure to connect with a fellow author whose writing also explores reflection, awareness, and the human journey. I look forward to staying connected and learning more about your work as well.
It is great to have you as a friend.
Warm regards,
P Hirson