"When you care about perfection, you care about……" — Bernie Glassman
"When you care about perfection, you care about an expectation. But there is also caring for where I am right now, for what's happening right now. When I spend time with students, they tell me that they've read something in a book or heard something from a teacher that they don't think they're living up to. And I tell them, “Take care of yourself right now. Befriend what's happening, not just who you're supposed to be or what the world should be like. This is where you are now. So how do you care for yourself this minute?"
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9 Quotes by Bernie Glassman
Bernie Glassman has 9 quotes on this site.
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Take the selfishness out of anger and you're left with determination.
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When we don't ask, we don't let others give. When we fear rejection, we don't let generosity arise.
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Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning...look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself.
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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who…
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Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for…
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Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.
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When some portion of the biosphere is rather unpopular with the human race-a crocodile, a dandelion, a stony valley, a…
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If a fox is unable to befriend a tiger, then the fox should create an illusion of close association with…
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As we befriend our crush and get to know him better, make sure that you are honest and true all…
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I came to declare that I am a friend to Arabs, at a time when it is not easy to…
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What you resist will persist; what you befriend, you will transcend.
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If you wish to befriend someone, look for a person who loves first God then themselves. If they love God,…
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When you say 'mother' or 'father' you describe three different phenomena. There is the giant who made you and loomed…
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Reluctance to begin is quick to befriend procrastination. . . .
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The culture in which you parent, mentor, or educate boys exhorts them to be individualistic and group-oriented at once, but…
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