Quotes by T. Scott McLeod

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Common Themes

“As you think and act, so your world becomes.”

— T. Scott McLeod

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“Success doesn't come to you you go to it.”

— T. Scott McLeod

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“You necessarily have to be lost, before you’re found.”

— T. Scott McLeod

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“I don’t know where I’m going on this path. I don’t know what I’m doing with my life. You had to be lost, before you could be found. These are the truths. You had to be confused, before you could fi...”

— T. Scott McLeod

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“Maybe it’s something which can’t be defined,” Enso Roshi says. “Maybe it’s a question, to be lived.”

— T. Scott McLeod

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“I loved Enso Roshi’s teachings. I loved learning about life. I loved life. It was a good thing to feel. I loved life, and I loved learning, and I was still learning. I was not, yet, done. At the en...”

— T. Scott McLeod

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“It is the rub that polishes the jewel,” Enso Roshi says. “Nobody ever gets to nirvana without going through samsara. Nobody ever gets to heaven, without going through hell. The center of all things...”

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“To love one’s self, this is the greatest challenge we are all called to face.”

— T. Scott McLeod

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“When I was young, I lacked certainty, too,” he says. “I have the certainty, now, of not needing certainty. I have the certainty, of uncertainty. The peace, with being uncertain. All is good. All is...”

— T. Scott McLeod

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