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		I think Dogen can be a very good introduction for people who want to meditate in whatever way, whether it's yoga, qigong, or Tibetan. It can help widen and deepen anyone's meditation experience.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kazuaki Tanahashi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I was a confused young girl with so much tragedy. Sometimes when you're going through stuff, the last person you're thinking exists is God. I mean, it was my confusion, the anger that was in my heart, all that drama. But thank God I know God now, okay? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Tasha Smith 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was a regular hand when I was 7. I picked cotton. I drove tractors. Children grew up not thinking that this is what they must do. We thought this was the thing to do to help your family. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				B. B. King 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Adam McKay 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The nice thing about writing at home is that it's almost as though I'm doing it already. I get out of bed thinking of my work, and I don't have to go anywhere to do it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Patrick deWitt 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't believe in 'thinking' old. Although I've transitioned through many bodies - a baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, mid-life and older adult - my spirit is unchanged. I support my body with exercise, my mind with reading and writing, and my spirit with the knowing that I am part of the Divine source of all life. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Wayne Dyer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Google owns YouTube, and recently, I drew a comic about an idea for a YouTube feature - which they actually took seriously and implemented. So I'm thinking that maybe we'll have a future where Google is 'xkcd.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Randall Munroe 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		Whenever I go on a ride, I'm always thinking of what's wrong with the thing and how it can be improved. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Walt Disney 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Yoga helps me with a composed and serene state of mind, which is good for writing. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Damon Galgut 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Barbara Januszkiewicz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It is, therefore, essential that we guard our own thinking and not be among those who cry out against prejudices applicable to themselves, while busy spawning intolerances for others. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Wendell Willkie 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it's your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can't package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Wayne Dyer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in English. I'm thinking of Jose Maria Arguedas, whom I read when I was living in Lima, and who really impacted the way I viewed my country. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Daniel Alarcon