The student ends up lusting after time with the teacher, hanging on her every word, and forgetting that this is about him or her, the student, not the teacher. — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
The student ends up lusting after time with the teacher, hanging on her every word, and forgetting that this is about him or her,… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
When we know something and rest in that knowing we limit our vision. We will only see what our knowing will allow us to… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
Whether you are a genius or an idiot, a thief or, like me, a Zen priest who has cultivated the mind for 30 years… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
We all need to have a creative outlet - a window, a space - so we don't lose track of ourselves. — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
Years ago I went to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem and did what all tourists there do: wrote some words on a scrap of paper that I tucked into a crevice in the wall. When I closed my eyes and touched my head to the warm stone, it came to me: "All language is prayer." This must be so. Who… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share
There may be a long list of things to do, but really, there is just one thing on the list at any time. If… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
Okay, here is the uplifting part: Your life isn't and has never been about you…about what you accomplish, how successful you are or are… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
