“Zen takes the opposite tack; it holds that true reality is the fundamental unity of mind and matter, inner spirit and external world. When life is viewed in such terms, there can be no success or failure, happiness or unhappiness; life is a whole, and you are simply part of it. There are no dualities, hence there is nothing to worry about. The result is perfect tranquility.”
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Source: Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point
Source: Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point
