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To start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by all things is enlightenment.

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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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Buddha Like People Person True
A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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Continue Life Master Mistake People
If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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Buddhist Go Yourself Zen Proverb
Just practice good, do good for others, without thinking of making yourself known so that you may gain reward. Really bring benefit to others, gaining nothing for yourself. This is the primary requisite for breaking free of attachments to the Self.
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Attachment Gain Make Practice Reward Self Thinking Yourself
When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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Get Mist Walk Wet
IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.
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Behind Egotism Excercise Exercise First Free Greed Relinquish
People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
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Buddhist Conceal Follow People Way
To start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by all things is enlightenment.
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Awakened Enlightenment Self Set Spiritual Start Thing Understand
Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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Appear Doubt Human May Mountain Walk
A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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Buddhist Flower Grow Love War Weed
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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Away Nearer Need Since Step Truth
There are thousands upon thousands of students who have practiced meditation and obtained its fruits. Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method. If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Doubt Meditation Possibility Simplicity Student Thousand Truth
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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Destroy Drop Individual Moon Realization Reflection Sky Water
Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.
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Buddhist Importance Life Opportunity Passes Supreme
We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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Always Disturbed Must Truth
Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.
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All Anything Archive Enlightenment Meditation Method Oneness

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