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Usually when you listen to some statement, you hear it as a kind of echo of yourself. You are actually listening to your own opinion. If it agrees with your opinion you may accept it, but if it does not, you will reject it or you may not even really hear it.
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― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
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I Don't Have Time to Explain
(Sonnet 2466-2467)
I don't have time to explain basic science,
I don't have time to explain
why vaccines are crucial,
why the earth is not flat.
I don't have time to explain basic theology,
I don't have time to explain why
no religion is truer than another,
and why belief as coping mechanism is okay,
but belief mustn't be confused with truth.
For example, if you wanna talk facts,
most scientific religion is buddhism,
for much of buddhist literature is basic psycho
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― Sonnets From The Mountaintop
― Sonnets From The Mountaintop
