“But as long as you think, “I am doing this,” or “I have to do this,” or “I must attain something special,” you are actually not doing anything... when you do not try to do anything special, then you do something. When there is no gaining idea in what you do, then you do something.”

“But as long as you think, “I am doing this,” or “I have to do this,” or “I must attain something special,” you are actually not doing anything... when you do not try to do anything special, then you do something. When there is no gaining idea in what you do, then you do something.”

— Shunryu Suzuki