The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Zen Buddhist Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy
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42 PLANT A SINGLE FLOWER.
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43 MAKE A PROPER START.
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44 CHERISH YOUR OWN SELF.
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45 THINK SIMPLE.
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46 DO NOT FEAR CHANGE.
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47 NOTICE CHANGES.
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48 FEEL INSTEAD OF THINK.
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49 DON’T LET THINGS GO TO WASTE.
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50 DON’T BE BOUND BY A SINGLE PERSPECTIVE.
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51 THINK WITH YOUR OWN HEAD.
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52 BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
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53 INSTEAD OF WORRYING, GET MOVING.
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54 MAINTAIN A SUPPLE MIND.
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55 GET ACTIVE.
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56 WAIT FOR THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY.
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57 APPRECIATE YOUR CONNECTION WITH THINGS.
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58 TRY JUST SITTING QUIETLY IN NATURE.
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59 TRY CLEARING YOUR HEAD.
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60 ENJOY A ZEN GARDEN.
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61 SERVE PEOPLE.
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62 CAST AWAY THE “THREE POISONS.”
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63 CULTIVATE YOUR SENSE OF GRATITUDE.
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64 DEMONSTRATE, RATHER THAN ASSERT, HOW YOU FEEL.
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65 EXPRESS YOUR MIND, BUT NOT IN WORDS.
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66 FOCUS ON OTHERS’ MERITS.
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67 DEEPEN YOUR CONNECTION WITH SOMEONE.
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68 FINE-TUNE YOUR TIMING.
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69 GIVE UP THE NEED TO BE LIKED BY EVERYONE.
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70 DON’T FIXATE ON RIGHT AND WRONG.
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71 SEE THINGS FOR WHAT THEY ARE.
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72 SKILLFULLY DETACH.
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73 DO NOT THINK IN TERMS OF LOSS AND GAIN.
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74 DO NOT GET CAUGHT UP WITH MERE WORDS.
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75 DO NOT BE SWAYED BY THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS.
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76 HAVE FAITH.
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77 HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH A GARDEN.
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78 MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY.
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79 FIND OCCASIONS TO GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILY.
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80 APPRECIATE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME BEFORE YOU.
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81 BE HERE NOW.
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82 BE GRATEFUL FOR EVERY DAY, EVEN THE MOST ORDINARY.
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The simple happiness of the passage of one day after another—such happiness is right before our eyes.
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83 RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE PROTECTED.
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84 BE POSITIVE.
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85 DO NOT COVET.
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86 DO NOT DIVIDE THINGS INTO GOOD AND BAD.
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87 ACCEPT REALITY FOR WHAT IT IS.
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88 THERE IS NOT JUST ONE ANSWER.
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89 THERE IS NOT JUST ONE WAY, EITHER.
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90 DON’T BE A SHOW-OFF.