“Sport carries on without deviation the mechanical tradition of furnishing relief and distraction to the worker after he has finished his work proper so that he is at no time independent of one technique or another. In sport the citizen of the technical society finds the same spirit, criteria, morality, actions and objectives in short, all the technical laws and customs which he encounters in office or factory.” ActionLawSpiritSportsCitizensMoralityOfficeTraditionIndependentWorkersFinishedTechniqueObjectivesEncountersReliefCarrieCustomsDistractionFactoriesCriteriaDeviation Author:Jacques Ellul
“It has been my experience as a teacher over the years and incarnations that what really counts are not techniques. What really counts is spirit, love. What really counts is a sense of propriety and dedication.” YearsHas BeensSpiritTeacherBuddhismTechniqueBuddhistDedicationEtiquetteIncarnationProprietySpirit Love Author:Frederick Lenz
“We do not know and cannot tell when the spirit is with us. Great talent or small, it makes no difference. We are caught within our own skins, our own sensibilities; we never know if our technique has been adequate to the vision.” IfsKnowsHas BeensSpiritArtistDifferencesVisionTalentSkinsCaughtTechniqueSensibilityAdequateGreat Talent Book:The Irrational Season Source: The Irrational Season