"The prospect of future lives in remote heavens as a compensation for the inadequacy of our present lives is a bad tradeoff for losing out on the present."

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Source : Francis Harold Cook (1978). “How to Raise an Ox: Zen Practice as Taught in Zen Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Including Ten Newly Translated Essays”

Francis Harold Cook

#Heaven Quotes #Losing Quotes #Life Is Quotes

“A lot of amateurs are terrified of going up against a player who is clearly better than they are. They never play their best, because they aren't comfortable. There's one surefire way to get over that, and it's to ask yourself, 'What if I beat him?' Imagine the possibility.”
“I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.”
“The invasion only made matters worse. The occupation will not work, Iraq is unoccupiable, that will not work.”
“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.”
“When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot become manifest, strength cannot be exerted, wealth is useless, and reason is powerless.”
“I'm a total water-baby. I've seen some pristine beaches, from Greece to Goa.”
“All might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they should.”

Source : Samuel Adams (1906). “The Writings of Samuel Adams: 1770-1773”
“Advances are Made by Answering Questions. Discoveries are Made by Questioning Answers.”

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