Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
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From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. ~Stephen LaBerge
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We are actors, we have to do what we have to do, and you have to be really solid within yourself. ~Linda Gray
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The only Zen you find at the top of the mountain is the Zen you bring with you. ~Zen Proverb
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The debate over same sex "marriage" has engaged the heartfelt feelings and convictions of millions of Americans. ~Elliott Abrams
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Taoist Proverb
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Zen Proverb
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The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
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Bad is never good until worse happens. ~Danish Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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So that the new generation that will be born can enjoy happiness. To pay the cost we will have to shoulder corpses and cross a river of blood. ~Hiromu Arakawa
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Man, that did his ego good. Matter of fact, she hit him with anything like that again, he was going to feel like he could bench-press a city bus. With a jet plane on its roof. ~J.R. Ward
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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Only if we face up to our past can we regain our credibility. If we pretend that our trust is greater than it is, we will be like someone who tries to patch over a crack. ~Desmond Tutu
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Do not seek reality, just put an end to opinions. ~Zen Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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A poor person is not he who has little, but he who needs a lot. ~German Proverb
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He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. ~Zen Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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