Striking Thoughts

A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst.

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The round of summer and winter becomes a blessing the moment we give up the fantasy of eternal spring

• In order to achieve happiness or the right conduct of life, one must acquire knowledge - so he can think, reason, and create

To understand your fear is the beginning of really seeing

Only eat what your body requires, and don’t [become] carried away with foods that don’t benefit you

but if you look at the people, they all borrow concepts from other sources. Buber from Judaism, Tillich from Protestantism, Sartre from Socialism, Heidegger from language, Binswanger from psychoanalysis

Zen reveals that there is no problem-and no solution. - Zen reveals that there is no where for man to go out of this world; no tavern in which he can overcome anxiety; no jail in which he can expiate guilt. So, instead of telling us what the problem is, Zen insists that the whole trouble is just our failure to realise that there is no problem. And, of course, this means that there is no solution, either

Maturity vs. maturing. -There is no such word as “maturity.” Rather: maturing. Because when there is a maturity, there is a conclusion and a cessation. That’s “the end.” That’s when the coffin is closed

Simplicity is hacking away the unessential. - It is not daily increase but daily decrease - hack away the unessential! The closer to the source, the less wastage there is