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Your fears are not walls, but hurdles. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquering of it.
Dan Millman
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Dan Millman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 22
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Daniel Jay Millman
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A Zen student asked his roshi the most important element of Zen.The roshi replied, Attention. Yes, thank you, the student replied. But can you tell me the second most important element?And the roshi replied, Attention.
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No need to feel brave or confident just behave that way.
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...when you resist what happens, your mind begins to race the same thoughts that impinge upon you are actually created by you.
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