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“I have found, through years of practice, that people garden in order to make something grow; to interact with nature; to share, to find sanctuary, to heal, to honor the earth, to leave a mark. Through gardening, we feel whole as we make our personal work of art upon our land.”

Source: The Inward Garden: Creating a Place of Beauty and Meaning

“The practice of Zen mind is beginner's mind. The innocence of the first inquiry—what am I?—is needed throughout Zen practice. The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities. It is the kind of mind which can see things as they are, which step by step and in a flash can realize the original nature of everything.”

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Book:Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

“Unless you see your nature, all this talk about cause & effect is nonsense. Buddhas don't practice nonsense.”

Causes Nature Practice Effects Nonsense

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.”

Politics Nature Forget Practice Politician Office Never Forget Precarious Public Office Tenure

Author:Hubert H. Humphrey

“By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.”

Men Love Inspirational Ideas Wisdom Funny Nature Creativity Practice Environment Human Nature Innovation Wide Chinese Propriety Superior Man Confucianism Confucian

Book:Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean

Source: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean