“The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede. What stands in your way is that you have a much too willful will. You think that what you do not do yourself does not happen.”
Eugen Herrigel (March 20, 1884 - 1955) was a renowned German author and biographer known for his deep exploration of Eastern philosophy and Japanese culture. more
“Be a master everywhere and wherever you stand is your true place.”
“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on earth”
“The two things, love and snow, that make the world look fresh again”
“Like everyone I slipped into adulthood like a delinquent through the back door.”
“Testosterone is the world’s most dangerous drug. Get one molecule on you and you’re helpless.”