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That was the seed of this, then fed with some mega fertilizer to spawn the worst plant ever. Sometimes my analogies really bugged me. But there you go.
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“In zazen, leave your front door and your back door open. Let thoughts come and go. Just don't serve them tea.”
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“The crack in the tea-cup opens
A lane to the land of the dead.”
― As I Walked Out One Evening: Songs, Ballads, Lullabies, Limericks & Other Light Verse
A lane to the land of the dead.”
― As I Walked Out One Evening: Songs, Ballads, Lullabies, Limericks & Other Light Verse
“When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.”
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“After lunch - one short nap:
On waking up - two cups of tea.
Raising my head, I see the sun's light
Once again slanting to the south-west.
Those who are happy regret the shortness of the day;
Those who are sad tire of the year's sloth.
But those whose hearts are devoid of joy or sadness
Just go on living, regardless of 'short' or 'long'.
-After Lunch”
― The dragon book
On waking up - two cups of tea.
Raising my head, I see the sun's light
Once again slanting to the south-west.
Those who are happy regret the shortness of the day;
Those who are sad tire of the year's sloth.
But those whose hearts are devoid of joy or sadness
Just go on living, regardless of 'short' or 'long'.
-After Lunch”
― The dragon book
“When I drink tea I am conscious of peace. The cool breath of heaven rises in my sleeves, and blows my cares away.”
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