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“Take your hand from the box, young human, and look at it.”
Fighting against raw animal instincts to flee from pain and instead to control these base impulses
“Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor”
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“I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.”
― The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
― The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
“Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.”
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
“There may be a great fire in our hearts yet no one comes to warm themselves by it and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke”
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“The only time you look in your neighbor's bowl is to make sure they have enough. You don't look in your neighbor's bowl to see if you have as much as them.”
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Bryan’s 2024 Year in Books
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