Tantric Zen is for the individual who is in love with both the finite and the infinite, who gets a kick out of this weird transitory world and at the same time, wants to step beyond it. ~Frederick Lenz
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The path to inspiration starts upon the trails we've known; each stumbling block is not a rock, but just a stepping stone. ~Charles Ghigna
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Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. ~Zen Proverb
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How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That's why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that's probably true. ~Robert Bringhurst
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Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. ~Spanish Proverb
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Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them. ~Zen Proverb
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Life is the only thing worth living for. ~Zen Proverb
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By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class. ~John Podhoretz
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be both sensual and maternal. ~Elisabeth Elliot
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Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ~Zen Proverb
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~Zen Proverb
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You must neither strive for truth nor seek to lose your illusions. ~Zen Proverb
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It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. ~Zen Proverb
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A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. ~German Proverb
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Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good health abound. ~Latin Proverb
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~Zen Proverb
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ~Zen Proverb
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As long as you seek for something, you will get the shadow of reality and not reality itself. ~Zen Proverb
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There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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