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When the mind is nowhere it is everywhere.
When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Be a master of the mind, not mastered by the mind.
Experience this moment to its fullest.
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to.
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Ride your horse along the edge of a sword; hide yourself in the middle of flames.
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
If you want a certain thing, first be a certain person. Then obtaining that certain thing will no longer be a concern.
When you seek it, you cannot find it.
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Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are.
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill.
If you understand, things are just as they are. If you do not understand, things are just as they are.
No clinging, no seeking.
See everything as illusion.
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The bird of paradise lands only on the hand that does not grasp.
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox."
From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.
The foolish reject what they see. The wise reject what they think.
To set up what you like against what you dislike, this is the disease of the mind.
When the pools of perception are clear, everything appears 'as is.'
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Where you are right now is where you are.
The birds always find their way to their nests. The river always finds its way to the ocean.
The secret of health is not to mourn the past or worry about the future, but to live in the present moment wisely.
To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master.
A donkey carrying a pile of holy books is still a donkey.
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He who conquers others is strong. He who conquers himself is mighty.
Nothing is exactly as it seems nor is it otherwise.
Since it is all too clear, it takes time to grasp it.
The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences.
The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflections. The water has no mind to receive their images.
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To understand everything is to forgive everything.
When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
To be calm is the highest achievement of the self.
Weeds only grow when we dislike them.
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You should sit and meditate for 20 minutes, unless you're too busy, then you should sit and meditate or an hour.
By plucking the petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.
Inner surrender leads to the highest truth.
Nothing weaker than water. Nothing stronger than rock. Still, a slow flow of water can cut through mountains.
Sit, walk, or run, but don't wobble.
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The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.
The judgement of time is always done in the past tense.
Water which is too pure, has no fish.
The ordinary mind is the way.
Today is the eighth day of the month, tomorrow is the thirteenth.
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