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Quotes from Zen monks

5/25/2019

 
  1. Clouds follow dragons. (Nature is that people of virtue are followed by others?)
  2. There has never been two roads. 
  3. Snow, moon, flower.
  4. Every day is a good day.
  5. Flowers bloom everywhere in spring.
  6. Fragrance of the spirit before fragrance of tea.
  7. Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
  8. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.
  9. The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
  10. A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself. 
  11. If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
  12. A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

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