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A Quote by Daisetz Teitaro "D.T." Suzuki on perfection, ideal, idealism, striving, effort, and surrender

The right shot, at the right moment, does not come because you do not let go of yourself.  You are not waiting for fulfillment, but bracing yourself for failure.  So long as this is so, you have no choice but to call forth something from yourself that ought to happen independently of you.

D.T. Suzuki (1870 - 1966)
Source: Zen in the Art of Archery (Vintage Spiritual Classics)
Contributed by: Tsuya. More quotes added by Tsuya from this | all sources
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