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    The MASTER of LIVING

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    This quote seems very Zen Buddhist to me and I think the image goes well with it. I don't think this is about blending work and play, I think it's about finding joy in everything you do, and if your work is also a joy, then it isn't something you clock in and out of. I'm interested in what others think of this quote?

    Photo, 'Behind Buddha', taken at the Famen Temple near Xi'an, China.

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    • 16 January 2011
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    over 1 year ago amaliacarmel (Twitter) responded:
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    Yay verily, brother! I just had this epiphany the other night. I have been asking myself my whole life "What can I do to be most of service to the world?" It struck me that I should be asking myself, "What means most to me?" If I am not doing what gives me the most joy, than I cannot serve to the fullest extent of my capacity. I have been given dreams, a voice, something to say with that voice. If I am always trying to speak on behalf of others, my service is not at the center of my being. From that center, I can serve with pure joy. I hope this makes sense. I don't mean to live in a self-centered way. I mean to be true to the innermost Self, that one that says, "Turn thy sight unto thyself that thou mayest find Me standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting." Know what I mean?
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