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Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’
“The Five Reflections chant There’s a Buddhist chant recited before meals called Gokan no Ge, or the Five Reflections. 1. Reflect upon how the food has come before you—how the food might have been grown, how it was prepared, and how it was brought to you as your meal. 2. Reflect upon your virtues and conduct. Are you worthy of the meal? 3. Focus only on the meal in front of you without rushing through it and without thinking any other thoughts. 4. Eat not from a gourmet perspective, weighing whether the meal is tasty, but simply to support your life. 5. Eat so you are able to pursue the objectives that you would like to achieve.”
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
― Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
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