Strange how a teapot Can represent at the same time The comforts of solitude And the pleasures of company


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But there will be time.
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I can confidently say these are not major problems. They can be overcome.
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark. -Zen saying.
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes and the grass grows by itself.
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Better to see the face than to hear the name.
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
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Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
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Knock on the sky and listen to the sound
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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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When the student is ready the teacher will appear.
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Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know.
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First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
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The infinite is in the finite of every instant
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There is Buddha for those who don't know what he is, really. There is no Buddha for those who know w...
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A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.
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Better to see the face than to hear the name
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When walking, walk. When eating, eat.
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When you eat, the meal is yourself
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Because they are having full power in many places, and especially at the national level, they are ab...
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Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind
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If you have no feelings about worldly things, they are all Buddhism; if you have feelings about Budd...
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From the withered tree, a flower blooms
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself
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Scratch first, itch later.
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After enlightenment, the laundry.
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Let go over a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life - after that you cannot be deceived
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A monk asked Master Haryo, 'What is the way?' Haryo said, 'An open-eyed man falling into the well
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Dan di hadapan kekuasaan, hal paling mudah yang mesti dilakukan, adalah merawat baik-baik ingatan.
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When you seek it, you cannot find it.
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Move and the way will open
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Appreciate and be grateful for everyday.
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Life is beautiful. Live every day in the present. Be grateful for who you are and appreciate the wor...
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Love is powerful. If you want more of it in your life be grateful for what you have and love wheneve...
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Positive Mind. Believe in goodness, kindness, graciousness, compassion, goodwill and love.
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But one may like someone enough to kiss them without liking them enough to confide in them. The two ...
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I thought: if I die, I hope I get reincarnated into a mosquito so I can bite that fucker kau-kau.
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Magic ran in the family. Even her mother's second cousin, who was adopted, did small spells on the s...
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Love was like swallowing a cili padi whole.
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He would gaze at her with intrigued longan seed eyes.
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But a woman should not marry where there is no respect. Respect is the most important thing.
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