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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

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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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Appear Body Complete Mind Peace Perfect Thing
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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Break Buddhist Clear Light Mind Reflect Wave
If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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Buddhist Go Yourself Zen Proverb
To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
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Forget Self Study Way
I asked, “What are words?” The tenzo said, “One, two, three, four, five.” I asked again, “What is practice?” “Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.”
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Ask Cooking Entire Hidden Nothing Practice Said Two Universe Word
To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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Concentrate Mean Mind Opinion World
When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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Discover Inspirational Life Original Selves War
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Art Expect Spiritual Truth
If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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Buddha Expect Nothing Grasp Want Way
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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Advance Call Confirm Delusion Enlightenment Self Ten Thousand
Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing.
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Activity Breathing Epron Extension Individual People Universe
Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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Buddhist Compassion Enlightenment Thing
Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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Eight Elbow Eye Three
When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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Get Mist Walk Wet
Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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Become Buddha Devil Look Mind Outside
Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.
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Dew Discipline Every Fully Life Moment Short Student Time

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