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“Japanese would never 'restore' an antique. The signs of age and wear are to them its most beautiful qualities.”

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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 is the enemy of analysis, the friend of intuition. The Zen artist understands the ends of his art intuitively, and the last thing he would do is create categories; the avowed purpose of Zen is to eliminate categories! The true Zen-man holds to the old Taoist proverb, Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”

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“Unlike rational thought, intuition cannot be 'taught' or even turned on. In fact, it is impossible to find or manipulate this intuitive consciousness using our rational mind—any more than we can grasp our own hand or see our own eye.”

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

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“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.”

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

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“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.”

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“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.”

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

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