Karlfried Graf Durckheim Quotes
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All the masters tell us that the reality of life - which our noisy walking consciousness prevents us from hearing - speaks to us chiefly in silence.
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A thousand secrets are hidden in simply sitting still.
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Archery, fencing, spear fighting, all of the martial arts, tea ceremony, flower arranging...in all of these, correct breathing, correct balance, and correct stillness help to remake the individual. The basic aim is always the same: by tirelessly practicing a given skill, the student finally sheds the ego with its fears, worldly ambitions, and reliance on objective scrutiny - sheds it so completely that he becomes the instrument of a deeper power, from which mastery falls instinctively, without further effort on his part, like a ripe fruit.
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When you are on a journey, and the end keeps getting further and further away, then you realize that the real end is the journey.
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Belief is not truly belief while doubt can still touch it.
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For the true student, everything that happens in daily life is a test.
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Karlfried Graf Durckheim
- Born: October 24, 1896
- Died: December 28, 1988
- Occupation: Diplomat
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