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    “Discipline is the spark that ignites the fire of a habit.  Those fires must be lit daily, and discipline provides the original source energy.  The word discipline literally means to be a disciple to a higher purpose.  Developing the discipline to train hard every day means you become a disciple—not to the training itself, not just to looking good or stroking your ego, but to the higher purpose of developing yourself fully as a human being and as a leader.” ~ Mark Divine, The Way of the Seal

      “Comfort imprisons us in a low-grade fear of suffering.  We naturally shy from things that hurt, not understanding how much this pattern debilitates us and keeps us from experiencing life at its fullest.  We must define our comfort zone, and then get the heck out of it!” ~ Mark Divine, The Way of the Seal

      No Death, No Fear [Book]

        No Death, No Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh

        By: Thich Nhat Hanh

        From this Book: 29 Quotes

        Book Overview:  Nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for a Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of today’s leading sources of wisdom, peace, compassion and comfort.  With hard-won wisdom and refreshing insight, Thich Nhat Hanh confronts a subject that has been contemplated by Buddhist monks and nuns for twenty-five-hundred years— and a question that has been pondered by almost anyone who has ever lived: What is death?  In No Death, No Fear, the acclaimed teacher and poet examines our concepts of death, fear, and the very nature of existence. Through Zen parables, guided meditations, and personal stories, he explodes traditional myths of how we live and die. Thich Nhat Hanh shows us a way to live a life unfettered by fear.

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        Post(s) Inspired by this Book:

        1. 15 Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes on Embracing Death and How it Helps Unlock Happiness
        2.  7 Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes on Life and Death from Nature

          “In our daily life, we tend to believe that happiness is only possible in the future.  We are always looking for better things, the right conditions to make us happy.  We run away from what is happening right in front of us.  We try to find things that make us feel more solid, more safe and secure.  But we are afraid all the time of what the future will bring.  We are afraid we’ll lose our jobs, our possessions, the people around us whom we love.  So we wait for the magical moment—sometime in the future—when everything will be as we like, as we want it to be.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear

            “Happiness arrives from many directions.  If you have a notion that it comes only from one direction, you will miss all of these other opportunities because you want happiness to come only from the direction you want.  You say, ‘I would rather die than marry anyone but her.  I would rather die than lose my job, my reputation.  I cannot be happy if I don’t get that degree or that promotion or that house.’  You have put many conditions on your happiness.  And then, even if you do have all your conditions met, you still won’t be happy.  You will just keep creating new conditions for your happiness.  You will still want the higher degree, the better job and the more beautiful house.  Please remember that your notions of happiness may be very dangerous.  The Buddha said happiness can only be possible in the here and now. ” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear

              “What do you focus on most often?  What’s your life’s obsession?  Finding love?  Making a difference?  Learning?  Earning?  Pleasing everyone?  Avoiding pain?  Changing the world?  Are you aware of what you focus on most; your primary question in life?  Whatever it is, it will shape, mold, and direct your life.” ~ Tony Robbins, Money: Master the Game

                “Attaining possessions is not the goal.  Money itself is not the goal.  Our worth is not measured by the weight of our bank accounts but, rather, by the weight of our souls.  The path to money, the places money can take us, the time and freedom and opportunity money can bring—these are what we’re really after.” ~ Tony Robbins, Money: Master the Game

                  “Always remember the ultimate truth: life is not about money, it’s about emotion.  The real goal is to have the lifestyle you want, not the things.  When you die, someone else gets those things anyway.  They’re not yours.  I have no illusions: as much as I cherish and enjoy ‘my’ resort in Fiji, I know I’m just the caretaker.  Someday someone else will own this property.” ~ Tony Robbins, Money: Master the Game

                    “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” ~ Joseph Campbell, via Money: Master the Game

                      “No person is free who is not master of himself.” ~ Epictetus