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...focus on the goal and not the process, you inevitably compromise." He spits out the word. "Businessmen who focus on profits wind up in the hole. For me, profit is what happens when you do everything else right. A good cast will catch a fish. It's like Zen archery"--he believes in a brand of philosophical Buddhism, a surprising pursuit for a French-Canadian Catholic raised in Maine. "Success has nothing to do with sticking an arrow into the bull's-eye," he says. "It's all about practice--practicing taking the arrow out of the quiver, practicing notching...
...ride the green line for a Zen experience. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston has a Zen rock garden (465 Huntington Ave., Boston; 267-9300), a perfectly serene spot to clear your mind. Better than the backyard of your favorite Beni-hana, this elegant Zen rock garden encourages quiet rumination without acid-reflux. Get there soon because the garden in only opened seasonally...
...your spiritual condition calls for more than rocks, consider the real deal-Zen meditation. Discover the ancient Chinese mindfulness practice at The Cambridge Zen Center (199 Auburn St., 2 blocks from Central Square; 576-3229; www.cambridgezen.com). Morning and evening meditation classes, beginning at 5:45 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. respectively, can be supplemented by monthly meditation retreats to beautiful sites around Massachusetts. Beginners can attend a Monday night intro meditation class or the Thursday night dharma discussions which focus on practice...
Spiritual Sally floats towards nirvana after a sunrise session at the Cambridge Zen Center (576-3119). After lunch, she checks in at the MAC for a bit of yoga. Kuumba rehearsal tonight...
What we realize now is that Agassi's aren't mere comebacks; they are reinventions. In 1994 he reappeared as the Zen Master. Refreshed by the analyst's couch and the preachments of coach Brad Gilbert, Agassi drifted through the U.S. Open draw, unseeded and unheeded, until he was the only one standing--a focused player on the court, a spouter of self-improvement blather off it. Hey, it was Deepak/Oprah...