Z1. In an archery contest, where the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestent shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles, he becomes hesitent, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused.There is no difference as to his skill but, because there is something he prizes,he allows outward considerations on his mind. All those who think external things important are stupid within. Chuang Tzu Need Help?
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Z2. If you want to understand zen easily, just be mindless, wherever you are,24 hours a day, until you spontaneously merge with the Way. This is what an ancient worthy called, "The mind no touching things, the steps not placed anywhere." Ying-An Need Help?
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Z3. The search is what everyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To be aware of the possibility of the Search is to be on to something. Not to be onto something is to be in despair. Walker Percy
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Z4. Don't draw another's bow, don't ride another's horse, don't mind another's business. Ta-Hui
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Z5. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Anonymous Chinese Proverb
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Z6. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, when you laugh, laugh like hell, and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan Need Help?
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Z7. My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it is on your plate- that is my philosophy. Thornton Wilder
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Z8. Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes. Alan Watts Need Help?
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Z9. Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is. Jean-Paul Sartre Need Help?
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Z10. What's the difference between a duck? Brian Werner Need Help?
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