Leslie Liszak
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Leslie Liszak
Miyazaki: I’m fascinated by wars, and I read a lot about them. People therefore often ask me, “Miyazaki-san, do you like war?” and I respond by asking if they think AIDS researchers like AIDS.
from Starting Point: 1979-1996 by Hayao Miyazaki
- Learning stuff was less important than learning about oneself. Exploration is not just a whimsical luxury of education; it is a central benefit.
from Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World a book by David Epstein by David Epstein
If you think Zen is something lofty and esoteric, the master will give you a shout or slap for an answer. If you think it is abstract, you’ll be told it’s three pounds of flax or the oak tree in the garden. If you think it is beyond words and abstractions, the master may quote the sutras or a poem by Han Shan. If you think Zen is nothing but our ev
... See morefrom Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide by Barry Magid
Malamud’s conclusion: “The benefits to increased match quality . . . outweigh the greater loss in skills.” Learning stuff was less important than learning about oneself. Exploration is not just a whimsical luxury of education; it is a central benefit.
from Range by David J. Epstein
The Great Wave at Kanagawa.
from Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: Treat yourself to the #1 Sunday Times bestselling holiday read this summer by Gabrielle Zevin
- Some Zen Buddhists hold that the entirety of human suffering can be boiled down to this effort to resist paying full attention to the way things are going, because we wish they were going differently (“This shouldn’t be happening!”), or because we wish we felt more in control of the process. There is a very down-to-earth kind of liberation in grasp... See more
from Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
- Ukiyo-e is a Japanese art genre that includes woodblock prints and paintings that flourished from the 17th to 19th centuries. The term "ukiyo-e" translates to "pictures of the floating world," which refers to the transitory nature of life and the pleasure districts of cities during the Edo period (1615–1868). The prints depict scenes from everyday ... See more
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Spirituality is knowing that there's more to our limited idea of ourselves. To realise who we truly are.