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Joko Beck
American
Educator
Born:
Mar 27
,
1917
Died:
Jun 15
,
2011
Life
Pain
People
Think
Time
You
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We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall.
Joko Beck
Blessing
Trouble
Think
Our
Minds
Way
Plenty
Self-Awareness
Self-Centered
Come
Also
Understand
Greatest
Greatest Blessing
Error
Get
Which
Us
Downfall
We are caught in the contradiction of finding life a rather perplexing puzzle which causes us a lot of misery, and at the same time being dimly aware of the boundless, limitless nature of life. So we begin looking for an answer to the puzzle.
Joko Beck
Life
Time
Nature
Looking
Finding
Rather
Misery
Puzzle
Boundless
Answer
Caught
Limitless
Causes
Perplexing
Lot
Contradiction
Begin
Same
Same Time
Being
Which
Us
Aware
To some degree we all find life difficult, perplexing, and oppressive. Even when it goes well, as it may for a time, we worry that it probably won't keep on that way.
Joko Beck
Life
Time
Degree
Difficult
Worry
Way
Find
Some
Well
Oppressive
Perplexing
Goes
May
Even
Keep
Underneath our nice, friendly facades there is great unease. If I were to scratch below the surface of anyone I would find fear, pain, and anxiety running amok. We all have ways to cover them up. We overeat, over-drink, overwork; we watch too much television.
Joko Beck
Great
Anxiety
Fear
Too Much
Pain
Nice
Too
Our
Ways
Television
Would
Running
Find
Underneath
Overeat
Surface
Cover
Were
Up
Friendly
Unease
Overwork
Scratch
Anyone
Them
Much
Watch
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