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Roman Catholic dogma says that if anyone has considered becoming a saint then he can never become one. Perhaps this is a related idea.Quote from Fading Fast: "Thinking a little more about this thread, I've almost come to the belief that if you know about "sprezzatura -" as it relates to dressing, then you are probably incapable of acting in a "sprezzatura" manner. Once you are actively thinking about it, you have defeated your ability to do it."
NOW I think we are finally getting to the heart of the matter. To further my quest for understanding and enlightenment on this subject, I have sought out some classic quotes from Zen Buddhism. Then I inserted the word "sprezzatura" as necessary in the Zen quote:
Now, Grasshopper, try to snatch the sprezzatura from my hand!
- “When an ordinary man attains sprezzatura, he is a sage; when a sage attains sprezzatura, he is an ordinary man.”
- “To study sprezzatura is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to attain spezzatura.”
- “Have good trust in your sprezzatura … not in the sprezzatura that you think you should be, but in the spezzatura that you are.”
- “Sprezzatura never exists entirely alone. Everything is in relation to everything else.”
- “When you are present, you can allow sprezzatura to be as it is without getting entangled in it.”