Where is the safest place when that place <br> must be someplace other than in the body?
The American mind in particular has been trained to equate success with victory, to equate doing well with beating someone.
Human beings aren't rational animals; we're rationalizing animals who want to appear reasonable to ourselves.
Self-justification, therefore, is not only about protecting high self-esteem; it's also about protecting low self-esteem if that is how a person sees himself.
It is possible to achieve mastery of a problem or a skill without hurting another person or even without attempting to conquer.
We need to challenge our own thinking.
Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
Where is the safest place when that place must be someplace other than in the body?
For me, that was a hard scene [in "Fences"] to do twenty-something times, which (laughing), I counted. That was difficult, but once I did it, I felt like I could do anything.
There is no meditation without wisdom, and there is no wisdom without meditation. When a man has both meditation and wisdom, he is indeed close to nirvana.
Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.