"In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. . . . You must use kong-ans to take away your opinions. When you take away your opinions, your mind is clear like space, which means from moment to moment you can reflect any situation and respond correctly and meticulously."

-- Seungsahn

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“I have asked myself once or twice lately what was my natural bent. I have no doubt at all: It is to look at each day for the evil of that day and have a go at it, and that is why I have never failed to have an acute interest in each morning's letters.”
“Lots of people say if you dredge too much stuff up, you'll go crazy - "You'll go insane!" But for a comedian, insanity is not a problem. It's a goal.”
“Life is full of luck, like getting dealt a good hand, or simply by being in the right place at the right time. Some people get luck handed to them, a second chance, a save. It can happen heroically, or by a simple coincidence , but there are those who donâ€™t get luck on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who donâ€™t get saved.”

Source : Jessica Sorensen (2013). “The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden”, p.4, Hachette UK
“Too often we spend our time in the past or the future. We need to learn to live now - mentally as well as physically and spiritually.”
“I love Spain. I go back two or three times a year usually to visit friends and ride horses.”
“I started digging and found that Israel signed a peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates after the country had diversified their economy, instead of being solely oil-based. This diversification had brought about modernization. I realized that if you land the price of oil, countries will diversify their economies and as a result, modernize.”
“My father is an atheist. My mother is Buddhist. They encouraged my siblings and me to take the best part of other religions to make our own belief system.”
“The spirit of Christmas is - and hopefully always will be - about goodwill and generosity to others and peace on earth.”

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