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An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.

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An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
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When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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That the self advances and confirms the ten thousand things is called delusion; that the ten thousand things advance and confirm the self is called enlightenment.
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Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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Realization doesn’t destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
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There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.

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