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How did we get here? When a culture tolerates small amounts of corruption and accepts bribery as normal deal-making, we get there gradually, even if it appears sudden.

https://www.notzen.net/2025/03/not-zen-203-suddenly-not-so-sudden.html

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You perceive what a dog is thinking. You understand a bee, a crab, or a raccoon. And they know you.

We are connected.

http://www.notzen.net/2014/12/not-zen-141-logos.html

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When you haven't lived in the present moment, when you've looked ahead and caused yourself fear, don't fight it. Breathe deep. Enjoy the moment.

http://www.notzen.net/2015/09/not-zen-173-anxiety.html

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The world is full of horrors and wars. And also wonderful people.

http://www.notzen.net/2015/03/not-zen-155-traumatic-stress.html

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The next mountain over from expertise is the one of mentoring.

http://www.notzen.net/2015/04/not-zen-157-next-mountain.html

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Are addictions particularly scandalous for Stoics and practicing Buddhists? They are an intense form of attachment and Buddhist monks have been caught.

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https://www.notzen.net/2023/01/not-even-not-zen-285-response-to.html

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