Quotes About Openness

Zen is less the study of doctrine than a set of tools for discovering what can be known when the world is looked at with open eyes.

There is no dwelling in past, present or future and one is able to see the world without any pre-conceptions.

True religion is not repressive, as life itself is not.

Keep your heart open, and love will always find its way

The Chinese say that there is no scenery in your home town. They're right. Being in another place heightens the senses, allows you to see more, enjoy more, take delight in small things; it makes life richer. You feel more alive, less cocooned.

A traveller with an open mind grows richer with each journey, with each encounter, with each conversation.

Leaving your ears open to the suggestions of others only closes the mind's eye, thereby creating a type of spiritual glaucoma.

Slut: a person who celebrates sexuality and erotic love with an open mind and an open heart.

when you are in the company of the unfamiliar, you look for unfamiliar wisdom. You'll find lots of it, and it will make you richer.

Obviously, those who take a critical position will be subjected to accusations of dogmatism and intolerance, when in fact those who are unwilling to take a stand are exercising the dogmatism of openness at any cost. This time, the cost of openness is the solidification of the medical empire and the multiplying of medical victims.

When I offer hospitality, something amazing happens--so much more than I have anything to do with. An exchange takes place. Our guests bring who they are with them and enlarge our lives in their offerings.

the 21st Century is really a terrible time to be a control freak.

I've worked very hard in this book to keep the lines of communication open. I don't want to turn someone away from this information for partisan political reasons.

Respect the work that you've never done before.

Rather than demand whatever it takes, we ask, What will it take?

It makes no sense to tell everyone to look at you if you're not ready to be looked at yet.

La clave es ésta: es preciso que todos puedan disponer de todo en todo momento.

As a business owner, you should share everything you know too.

So talk like you really talk. Reveal things that others are unwilling to discuss. Be upfront about your shortcomings. Show the latest version of what you're working on, even if you're not done yet. It's OK if it's not perfect. You might not seem as professional, but you will seem a lot more genuine.

The world has never been smaller and markets have never been more open. Don't be a cultural or geographical hermit.

He saw his judgments as "something you polish." You look for confirming evidence and get tunnel vision. Judgments close your mind in dynamic situations, and you miss important but subtle bits of information that are critical to success. In many instances Gleason believed that if the leader made sense he could let go and have the crews make their own decisions.

Also, the more you're not focused on showbiz and instead focused on life, learning about other people, and keeping your eyes open and trying to be aware of the world.

You'll like it here; everyone is quite mad.

Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet.