Quotes by Practice In Zen you practice zazen, mindfulness and other forms of introspection to find out who you are and what you want, to balance your spirit, develop willpower, increase your sense of humor and gain wisdom. Frederick Lenz balancemindfulnesspractice The theory of Zen is non-competition. But that is not really true at all. People who practice Zen are very competitive. They are competing against emptiness. Frederick Lenz competitionpracticepeople Once a person is able to achieve true singlemindedness in his practice and smash apart the old nest... into which he has settled... Wisdom immediately appears... and the all-discerning Fivefold Eye opens wide. Hakuin Ekaku focuseyepractice Donkeys have the courage to bray after the death of a lion. (not meant to glorify carnivorous practice). H. P. Blavatsky lionspracticedonkey Democracy is not just constitutional and legislative rules; it is a culture and practice and adhering by the law and respecting international human rights principles. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa practicerightslaw When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before. H. L. Mencken practicetwomean Practice makes permanent, not perfect. If you practice the wrong thing, you make the wrong act permanent. Hamza Yusuf wrong-thingspracticeperfect It is the theory of all modern civilized governments that they protect and foster the liberty of the citizen; it is the practice of all of them to limit its exercise, and sometimes very narrowly. H. L. Mencken governmentpracticeexercise I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice. Hank Aaron baseballpracticesports You can't hire someone to practice for you. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. famous-basketballpractisepractice Journaling has become one of the most gratifying and fulfilling practices of my life. Not only do I derive the daily benefits of consciously directing my thoughts and putting them in writing, but even more powerful are those I have gained from reviewing my journals. Hal Elrod powerfulpracticewriting The practice of violence, like all action, changes the world, but the most probable change is a more violent world. Hannah Arendt practicewarworld The switch from 'steam engines' to 'heat engines' signals the transition from engineering practice to theoretical science. Hans Christian von Baeyer engineeringtransitionpractice nothing is more common than to mistake the sign for the thing itself; nor is any practice more frequent than that of endeavoring to acquire the exterior mark, without once thinking to labor after the interior grace. Hannah More practicemistakethinking Science can improve lives in ways that are elegant in design and moving in practice. Harold E. Varmus designpracticemoving The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let them know that he didn't mind if they asked him questions and they did. Harold H. Greene practicemindjustice In order for good to blossom it must be cultivated and exercised by constant practice, and to be truly righteous there is required a daily pruning of the evil growth of our characters by a daily repen- tance from sin. Harold B. Lee practicecharacterorder A corrupt practice may be abolished, but a soiled imagination is not easily cleansed. Hannah More imaginationpracticemay One of the grotesqueries of present-day American life is the amount of reasoning that goes into displaying the wisdom secreted in bad movies while proving that modern art is meaningless. They have put into practice the notion that a bad art work cleverly interpreted according to some obscure Method is more rewarding than a masterpiece wrapped in silence. Harold Rosenberg silencepracticeart And what he ought to see, hear and understand is truth-eternal truth-and then practice it. That is conversion Harold B. Lee oughtpracticeheart«7576777879808182838485»
