You can't drop concepts. You can only shine a little flashlight on them as you do inquiry, an you see that what you thought was true wasn't. And when the truth is seen, there's nothing you can do to make the lie true for you again.
Keeping an open mind is always important.
I have sporadic OCD cleaning moments around the house. But then I get lazy and I'm cured. It's a very inconsistent personality trait.
Here's your opportunity, now you've got to make something of it.
The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel.
Any time you have someone come up and say they love what you do and they get great joy from it is a very humbling experience.
I entered the work force cleaning breast pumps at a pharmacy! It was a part-time gig while I was at school. . . no interview required.
Prowling his own quiet backyard or asleep by the fire, he is still only a whisker away from the wilds.
A true pilot must of necessity pay attention to the seasons, the heavens, the stars, the winds, and everything proper to the craft if he is really to rule a ship.
There is always a way to go if you look for it.
History thus becomes largely a study of character. Insight into temperament is hardly less important than the probing of "original materials. "