"Zen Master Dogen has pointed out that anxiety, when accepted, is the driving force to enlightenment in that it lays bare the human dilemma at the same time that it ignites our desire to break out of it."

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Source : Philip Kapleau (1997). “Awakening to Zen: The Teachings of Roshi Philip Kapleau”, Scribner Book Company

Philip Kapleau

#Anxiety Quotes #Desire Quotes #Enlightenment Quotes

“The most destructive thing governments do is divide people against each other, all in competition over the reins of the state.”
“To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The GOP establishment, in particular, is facing a pick-your-poison kind of decision. Many establishment Republicans dislike [Ted] Cruz personally. He has no Senate endorsements.”

Source : "As Iowa Race Nears, Anti-Establishment Leaders Hold Strong". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. January 24, 2016.
“Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.”
“Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning.”
“Self worth is everything. Without it life is a misery.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.”
“We can talk about the value of sportsmanship on one hand, and on the other hand, the leading shots, highlights ... you see every night are the outrageous and unsportsmanlike, so I think there is a double standard here. On the one hand, we complain about it, on the other hand it's the first thing you see every night.”

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