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Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.
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Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement.
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It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness in activity is true calmness.
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few.... In the beginner's mind there is no thought, 'I have attained something.' All self-centered thoughts limit our vast mind. When we have no thought of achievement, no thought of self, we are true beginners. We can really learn something.
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When my master and I were walking in the rain, he would say, 'Do not walk so fast, the rain is everywhere.'
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It must be obvious...that there is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.
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Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.
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When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.
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Leave your front door and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Just don't serve them tea.
Last Update: 6 February 2023
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