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REFLECTIONS ON THE DENSITY OF CITY LIFE |... →
When I was a child, I’d greet my father at the door, and, tired after a hard day’s work, he’d always make me the same deal. “I’ll give you a piggyback ride to the kitchen,” he’d say, “but only if you carry this heavy briefcase for me.” Giving out a groan as he dropped his burden into my extended hand, and then, lifting me up onto his back, he’d march about, play-acting an unfettered lightness of...
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In other words, spiritual work isn’t always “instructive”—it’s transformative,...
– The Angry Monk: Zen Practice for Angry People