- “Zen teacher Jakusho Kwong suggests becoming “an active participant in loss.” We’re conditioned to seek only gain, to be happy, and to try to satisfy all our desires, he explains. But even though we may understand on some level that loss is a catalyst for growth, most people still believe it to be the opposite of gain and to be avoided at all costs. If I’ve learned anything in my years of practicing Zen and coaching basketball, it’s that what we resist persists. Sometimes the letting go happens quickly; other times it may take several sleepless nights. Or weeks.”Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success (Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty) Page 333
- April 25, 1996 – Thursday – Tena, Ecuador…”Tonight Elder Flores told us about his conversion & his Dad’s death. He said that he was scared, sad & worried the the whole trip to Guayaquil, and then when he saw his Dad in the coffin that an incredible peaceful feeling came over him.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal