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A prayer without a deed is an
arrow without a bowstring
A deed without a prayer is a
bowstring without an arrow
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
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One day you will wake up and there will be nothing to do the things you ever wanted . So be proud of what you got and with full discipline and focus do your work now or one day you will regret it
PAULO COELHO
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24 reads
The Bow
A bow has no conscience it has prolongation of the hand and the desire of the archer.
A bow is flexible but it has limits. Stretching it beyond its capacity will break it or exhaust the hand holding it . Therefore try to be in harmony with your instrument and never ask more than it can give...
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The Arrow
Hold back from firing the arrow if all that paralysis you is fear of making a mistake. If you have made the right movements open your hand and release the stream even if the arrow failed to hit the target you will learn how to improve your aim next time .
If you never take a risk you will n...
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17 reads
The Archer without bow, without arrow, without target
The Archer learns when he forgets all about the rules of the way of the bow and goes to act entirely on Instinct . In order to be able to forget the rules it is necessary to respect them and to know them. When he reaches his state he no longer needs the instrument that helped him to learn he no ...
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13 reads
The Target
If you view the target as the enemy you might well hit the target but you will not improve anything inside yourself you will go through life trying out only to place an arrow in the centre of a piece of paper or wood which is absolutely pointless and when you are with other people you will spend ...
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13 reads
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Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
MAHATMA GANDHI
“The Arrow”
Guilt is often counterproductive. It makes us feel paralyzed. However, when we are in this state, we are not helping anyone.
One Buddhist teaching could be helpful as one wrestles with this problem. It's found in a discourse called the Sallatha Sutta, known as "The Arrow." When someone...
AIM yourself
Once the arrow has been shot, there is nothing more the archer can do, except follow its path to the target. From that moment on, the tension required to shoot the arrow has no further reason to exist.
Therefore, the archer keeps his eyes fixed on the f...
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