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“To practice Zen or the Martial Arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve - as if you might die in the next instant” quote by Taisen Deshimaru — Download Open image

“To practice Zen or the Martial Arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve - as if you might die in the next instant”

Taisen Deshimaru

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You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair.

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We feel our shell keeps us safe, but it crushes us and others, and keeps out light and sun.

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We should learn to think with our fingers.

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Human beings are afraid of dying. They are always running after something: money, honor, and pleasure. But if you had to die now, what…

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The body moves naturally, automatically, without any personal intervention or awareness. If we think too much, our actions become slow and hesitant.

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From your first day at school you are cut off from life to make theories.

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You cannot separate any part from the whole: interdependence rules the cosmic order.

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Think with your whole body.

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