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Mastery Quotes
"Just a beginner, but he learned so fast. Everything came so damn easy to him. Not true. The hard things cam easy. But the easy things he found impossibly hard."
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"Love is a practice of self-mastery."
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"Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person."
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"When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it."
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"Master Teachers who genuinely embody an enlightened state of being never stop "doing the work. The ego is what assumes it knows enough, causing cessation of these daily practices, and therefore, Masters without attachment to ego are forever students of the Universe. The Masters attain an illuminated state of "Being as the outcome, yet it is the consistent "doing that promotes and maintains their enlightenment."
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"If you take any activity, any art, any discipline, any skill, take it andpush it as far as it will go, push it beyond where it has ever been before,push it to the wildest edge of edges, then you force it into the realm ofmagic."
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"The hardest thing to do in the world is overcome the mind but it just so happens that it's also the most rewarding."
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"Mastery lies on an infinite continuum, and as a result we will never reach the end. We can, however, see to it that we are as far along that continuum as our circumstance allows."
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"True mastery, it turns out, is not found in accumulating each and every tool under the sun. True mastery is learning that there are really only a handful of tools, and it is the proper application with correct timing and setting that makes them so useful."
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"I can think of no more worthwhile aim than pursuing mastery in this craft while transcending one's own limitations."
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"A true master will not deceive an able disciple. You are hampered by the limits you set and no limit can be set on skill."
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"I would more appropriately define mastery as the technical ability possible within the constraints of your particular existence. It must be noted that this is a subjective definition, and that this degree of mastery would be individual to each of us."
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"Jiu Jitsu gives each of us something that no other sport can. We have the opportunity to become truly great regardless of what circumstance fate has handed us. We have complete freedom and responsibility to achieve whatever level of mastery we wish."
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"The disciplines of physical exercise, meditation and study aren't terribly esoteric. The means to attain a capability far beyond that of the so-called ordinary person are within the reach of everyone, if their desire and their will are strong enough. I have studied science, art, religion and a hundred different philosophies. Anyone could do as much. By applying what you learn and ordering your thoughts in an intelligent manner it is possible to accomplish almost anything. Possible for an 'ordinary person.' There's a notion I'd like to see buried: the ordinary person. Ridiculous. There is no ordinary person."
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"Make doing your best a habit, and you'll never know not doing your best."
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"Why do they make things so complicated?""So that those who have the responsibility for understanding can understand.," he said. "Imagine if everyone went around transforming lead into gold. Gold would lose its value.""It's those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work."
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"In my own life, I have always viewed personal mastery as simply a medium through which I become capable of providing more service toward my fellow man."
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"Acquire several skills and find at least one that you can master, and that earns you respect."
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"To position yourself as an expert, learn everything you can about a subject. Develop your knowledge: read books, attend classes, listen to your market, get training, attend seminars, find a mentor, join a mastermind group of like-minded individuals, watch videos, and study."
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"Invest maximum amount of time into refining your gift and become best at what you were called to do and you will be surprised how easily and quickly you will rise to the top."
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"There is no perfectly shaped part of the motorcycle and never will be, but when you come as close as these instruments take you, remarkable things happen, and you go flying across the countryside under a power that would be called magic if it were not so completely rational in every way."
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"It is in building the best of our abilities that we ultimately destroy the worst of our liabilities."
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"When you keep seeking to improve, you will never get bored with your craft."
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