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Philosophy

Sitting Zazen to Quiet the Mind

October 9, 2009

“Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine”
- Shunryu Suzuki
Having a hyperactive brain sucks.
In the process of continually planning and worrying, the hyperactive brain forgets to pay attention to the task at hand. People will go entire days without ever paying attention to what they’re doing. They’ll literally [...]

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Learning How to Fall

August 26, 2009

It took me five years of skateboarding before I felt in control. I spent five years then, mostly falling and looking like an idiot. But for some reason, I never once felt bad about falling or looking like an idiot. Instead, it pushed me further, made me want to master skateboarding even worse.
And as I’ve [...]

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