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“Zen culture invites us to experience reality without the intervening distractions of intellect, categories, analysis.”

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Tom Hoover, born on January 23, 1941, is a renowned basketball player who has left an indelible mark on the sport. His exceptional skills and leadership on the court have made him a significant figure in basketball history. more

“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.”

“Zen is based on the recognition of two incompatible types of thought: rational and intuitive.”

Two Type Rational Recognition Intuitive

Author:Tom Hoover

“You don't need to crave anything, because you are already everything. It's all here, right now.”

Needs Right Now Crave

Author:Max Weiss

“Let the conversation flow at its own pace, don't try to rush it or control it. You need to let go and be part of the conversation.”

Needs Trying Conversation Letting Go Flow Pace

Author:Max Weiss

“One of the most common mistakes people make in any conversation is to think about what they want to say next instead of actually listening to what the other person is saying.”

People Thinking Want Persons Next Common Mistake Listening Conversation

Author:Max Weiss

“Shared interests are great, but not essential. Shared emotional states are what you're after.”

States Interest Emotional Essentials

Author:Max Weiss

“The number one reason conversations stall out is that you are not listening well enough.”

Wells Reason Enough Numbers Listening Conversation

Author:Max Weiss

“The real goal of a spiritual tradition should not be ascent, but openness, vulnerability, and this does not require great experiences but, on the contrary, very ordinary ones. Charisma is easy; presence, self-remembering, is terribly difficult, and where the real work lies.”

Should Doe Real Self Remember Spiritual Lying Easy Difficult Goal Work Ordinary Tradition Contrary Vulnerability Openness Charisma Ascent Great Experiences Real Work

Author:Morris Berman

“courage isn't simply a matter of leading charges: sometimes it consists in speaking up, sometimes in stoic silence, sometimes in forging ahead, sometimes in circumspection, and sometimes in nothing less than preserving our own humanity.”

Sometimes Matter Humanity Silence Courage Stoic Speaking Up Forging Circumspection Forging Ahead

Book: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

“Our national fondness for celebrating the physical heroism of soldiers - the apparent readiness with which they sacrifice their lives to larger causes - eclipses the far less romantic displays of moral and intellectual fortitude that also distinguish so many of them. In turning them all into heroes, we have lost a sense of the individuality they also fight to preserve.”

War Fighting Lost Causes Moral Sacrifice Hero Intellectual Soldier Individuality Celebrate Preserves Display Heroism Fortitude Readiness Eclipse Fondness

Author:Elizabeth Samet

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