When you're reading a book about Zen, you're not reading a book about Zen. You get the most free financial advice from people who are in your pocket. Carry your enthusiasm and it carries you. When you hurt badly enough, almost anyone can be your teacher. Gifts given give gifts.
Competition feeds the outer person, while cooperation feeds the inner.
The wall that protects you also confines you. The root cause of humanity's dramatic progress during the twentieth century may be coffee. Your bad habits will kill you if bad luck doesn't get you first. To find eternity, lift up the minute. Like milestones on a journey, our mistakes show us right where we are.