I'm rereading Jane Smiley's Horse Heaven, one of my favourite books of all time. To be perfectly honest, I've got it on booktape, so I'm actually re-listening. One of the characters, a horsetrainer named Farley, has a poster tacked to his door...
The Tibetan Book of Thoroughbred Training
1. Do not pay attention or investigate; leave your mind to its own sphere
2. Do not see any fault anywhere
3. Do not take anything to heart
4. Do not hanker after signs of progress
5. Although this may be called inattention, do not fall prey to laziness
6. Be in a state of constant inspection
(Tilda Swinton pic via)
