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When you become you yourself, at that moment your practice includes everything. Whatever there is, it is a part of you. You practice with everyone in the future and in the past. That is our practice. But when you do not become yourself, it
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“The point is to find our position moment after moment”
― Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life
― Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
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with your one wild and precious life?”
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“The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.”
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“We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them”
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“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”
― A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
― A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
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