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1 " Life waits patiently for true heroes. It is dangerous when those aspiring to be heroes cannot wait until they find themselves. "
― Thich Nhat Hanh , Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966
2 " Life is miraculous, even in its suffering. Without suffering, life would not be possible. There is nothing permanent, and there is no separate self. Neither is there impermanence or no-self. When we see life deeply, there is no death. Therefore, it isn’t necessary to say “everlasting life. "
3 " The secret of Zen masters is discovering the path of return to such moments, and knowing how to pave the way for such moments to arise. The masters know how to use the dazzling light of those moments to illuminate the journey of return, the journey that begins from nowhere and has no destination. "
4 " To live, we must die every instant. We must perish again and again in the storms that make life possible. "
5 " They did not know that when the mind divides reality up, when it judges and discriminates, it kills paradise. Please do not scold the sunlight. Do not chastise the clear stream or the little birds of spring. "
