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Quote by Julia Alvarez

“Everyone needs a strong sense of self. It is our base of operations for everything that we do in life.”

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Julia Alvarez is a renowned Puerto Rican American poet. Born on March 27, 1950, she is known for her poetry and novels that often explore themes of race, gender, and identity, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

“The habit of committing our thoughts to writing is a powerful means of expanding the mind, and producing a logical and systematic arrangement of our views and opinions. It is this which gives the writer a vast superiority, as to the accuracy and extent of his conceptions, over the mere talker. No one can ever hope to know the principles of any art or science thoroughly who does not write as well as read upon the subject.”

“In studying ourselves, we find the harmony that is our total existence. We do not make harmony. We do not achieve it or gain it. It is there all the time. Here we are, in the midst of this perfect way, and our practice is simply to realize it and then to actualize it in our everyday life.”

Way Time Realizing Perfect Existence Practice Study Achieve Gains Harmony Everyday Midst Everyday Life

Book:Zen Meditation in Plain English

Source: Zen Meditation in Plain English

“To practice Zen means to realize one's existence in the beauty and clarity of this present moment, rather than letting life unravel in useless daydreaming of the past and future.”

Mean Moments Past Realizing Existence Beauty Practice Future Clarity Useless Present Moment Daydreaming

Book:Zen Meditation in Plain English

Source: Zen Meditation in Plain English

“Letting yourself simply experience your difficulties without getting caught up in thoughts about how much you dislike them and in wishes that you didn't have to deal with them in the first place will change your experience of difficulties.”

Firsts Wish Change Deals Experience Difficulty Caught Dislike Caught Up

Book:Zen Meditation in Plain English

Source: Zen Meditation in Plain English

“difficulties only become problems when we separate ourselves from them instead of dealing with them directly and wholeheartedly.”

Problem Difficulty Wholeheartedly

Book:Zen Meditation in Plain English

Source: Zen Meditation in Plain English

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