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“Zen is not about eliminating thoughts but illuminating them.”

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Gerald May, an American psychiatrist, was born on June 12, 1940, and passed away on April 12, 2005. He is renowned for his contributions to spiritual psychology, particularly in the areas of mental health and spiritual growth. more

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“There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.”

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“The study of everything that stands connected with the death of Christ, whether it be in the types of the ceremonial law, the predictions of the prophets, the narratives of the gospels, the doctrines of the epistles, or the sublime vision of the Apocalypse, this is the food of the soul, the manna from heaven, the bread of life. This is "meat indeed" and "drink indeed."”

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“We are not saved by nations or by churches or by families, but as individuals, through a personal interest in a personal Saviour.”

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“Holiness is happiness; and the more you have of the former, the more you will undoubtedly enjoy of the latter.”

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“The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire him; whose cautions will warn him.”

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“Let us never forget that, to be profited, that is, to be spiritually improved in knowledge, faith, holiness, joy and love, is the end of hearing sermons, and not merely to have our taste gratified by genius, eloquence and oratory.”

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“To bear adversity with meek submission to the will of God; to endure chastisement with all long-suffering and joyfulness; to appear cheerful amid surrounding gloom, hopeful amidst desponding circumstances, happy in God when there is nothing else to make us happy; he who does this has indeed made great advances in the divine life.”

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“Copying is slavery. The letter must never be followed, only the spirit is to be grasped. Higher affirmations live in the spirit. And where is the spirit? Seek it in your everyday experience, and therein lies abundance of proof for all you need.”

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Book:An Introduction to Zen Buddhism

Source: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism

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