Received Wisdom — No. 22

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Charlotte Joko Beck. Everyday Zen. New York: Perennial Library, 1989, p. 191 [passage condensed]

Received Wisdom is the big ideas that I use with patients

Received Wisdom — 2

Pain? Yes, I have more than enough pain. But, you know, the pain is not such a bad thing, it’s brought me back to reason.

—Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse. Narcissus and Goldmund. Translated by Leila Vennewitz. London: Peter Owen Publishers, 1993, p. 247

Received Wisdom is the big ideas that I use with patients.