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Zen and love are incredibly compatible. The wonderful, ancient practice of Zen is actually the practice of falling in love. When one focuses on and welcomes all that life brings, each day becomes a good day in which you are able to fall in
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“In my humble opinion," (Ghandi) told the court, "non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is co-operation with good.”
― Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest
― Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest
“Whenever people talk in the abstract about the pros and cons of immigration, one should not forget that immigrants are individual human beings whose lives happen not to fit neatly within national borders – and that like all human beings, they are all different.
How different, though? Different better, or different worse? Such basic questions underlie whether people are willing to accept outsiders in their midst”
― Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them
How different, though? Different better, or different worse? Such basic questions underlie whether people are willing to accept outsiders in their midst”
― Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them
“Every effort should be made, he argued, to understand the perspective of the other, to learn the way they perceive the world, and if at all possible, the very nature of their thoughts. This demanded, by definition, a willingness to step back from the constraints of one’s own prejudices and preconceptions. This”
― The Wayfinders
― The Wayfinders
“Happiness is our natural state. Happiness is the natural state of little children, to whom the kingdom belongs until they have been polluted and contaminated by the stupidity of society and culture. To acquire happiness you don't have to do anything, because happiness cannot be acquired. Does anybody know why? Because we have it already. How can you acquire what you already have? Then why don't you experience it? Because you've got to drop something. You've got to drop illusions. You don't have to add anything in order to be happy; you've got to drop something. Life is easy, life is delightful. It's only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings. Do you know where these things come from? From having identified with all kinds of labels!”
― Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality
― Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality
“Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.”
― The Importance of Living
― The Importance of Living
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