"This, then, is what counts: a lightning reaction which has no further need of conscious observation. In this respect at least the pupil makes himself independent of all conscious purpose."

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Source : Eugen Herrigel (1964). “Zen”

Eugen Herrigel

#Independent Quotes #Lightning Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Water inflated the belly Of Hart Crane, and of Shelley. Coleridge was a dope. Southwell died on a rope.”

Source : Roy Fuller (1942). “The Middle of a War”
“When one begins to think of oneself as growing old, one is already old.”

Source : Elsie De Wolfe (1974). “After all”, Ayer Co Pub
“Are people born wicked, or is wickedness trust upon them?”
“How can you be a sage if you're pretty? You can't get your wizard papers without wrinkles.”
“When you are making the one you are doing, you think it is the greatest film going. And then you do another one and it is a great film.”
“A spiritually illumined soul lives in the world, yet is never contaminated by it.”
“The major mark of justified believers is joy, especially joy in God himself. We should be the most positive people in the world. For the new community of Jesus Christ is characterized not by a self-centered triumphalism but by a God-centered worship.”
“SINCE OUR GOALS REPRESENT THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST TO US, SHOULDN'T WE FIGHT FOR THEM?”

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