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“If you are thinking, you can't understand Zen. Anything that can be written in a book, anything that can be said - all this is thinking . . . but if you read with a mind that has cut off all thinking, then Zen books, sutras and Bibles are all the truth. So is the barking of a dog or the crowing of a rooster. All things are teaching you at every moment, and these sounds are even better teaching than Zen books.”
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“The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.”
Source : "Perspectives on Mankind's Search for Meaning". Book by Walter Taminang, p. 63, 2008.
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“God's given me so much talent, and my height doesn't define my skill set. I believe that God has given me a right arm, and for some reason, even though I'm 5'11, to be able to make the throws and make great decisions on the field and all that.”
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“Our personal past is only available to us now through black-and-white film, it's a medium for communication with the dead, including our dead selves, the way we used to be, which is why we're drawn to it.”
Source : Frank Lentricchia (2011). “The Sadness of Antonioni”, p.238, SUNY Press
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“the death of any loved parent is an incalculable lasting blow. Because no one ever loves you again like that.”
Source : Brenda Ueland (1980). “Me”, Ayer Company Pub
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“Time itself made all things rare.”
Source : Lionel Shriver (2011). “We Need to Talk about Kevin”, p.37, Counterpoint Press
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“Football is a violent sport, but you know what you sign up for when you put those shoulder pads on. I agree with certain aspects of it. I disagree with certain aspects of it. I've had concussions and I'm still here. I still love the sport. I think I'm still very healthy.”
Source : Source: blog.sfgate.com
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“So if you feel as if you feel too much, well then you are not alone. May these words find you like a friend.”
Source : Jamie Tworkowski (2015). “If You Feel Too Much DELUXE: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For”, p.16, Penguin