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“This is the inevitable disadvantage of studying Asian philosophy by the purely literary methods of Western scholarship, for words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences.”
― The Way of Zen
― The Way of Zen
“Don't use the phone. People are never ready to answer it. Use poetry.”
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“Don't take life so serious, son...it ain't no how permanent.
--Porky Pine, June 19-24, 1950”
― Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips, Vol. 1: Through the Wild Blue Wonder
--Porky Pine, June 19-24, 1950”
― Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips, Vol. 1: Through the Wild Blue Wonder
“A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, "Why is there so much suffering?"
Suzuki Roshi replied, "No reason.”
― Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "ZEN Mind, Beginner's Mind"
Suzuki Roshi replied, "No reason.”
― Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "ZEN Mind, Beginner's Mind"
“There is no such thing as inaccuracy in a photograph. All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.
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