" It’s just that sometimes we try to make whatever we’re doing into whatever we imagine its ideal state to be. Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we fail. But in real action we transcend any notion of an idealized state. Even if we carry that idealized idea in our heads, it doesn’t matter. We just do what we do. "

― Brad Warner , Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master