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Paul Reps (1895-1990) was an American poet known for his profound spiritual poetry and philosophical insights. His works blended elements of Eastern philosophy with Western culture, making him a significant figure in 20th-century American literature.

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“When asked to perform a miracle, a Zen master responded: "My miracle is that when I feel hungry I eat, and when I feel thirsty I drink.”

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“If the feet of enlightenment moved, the great ocean would overflow; If that head bowed, it would look down upon the heavens. Such a body has no place to rest. . . . Let another continue this poem.”

Book:Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection Of Zen And Pre-Zen Writings

Source: Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection Of Zen And Pre-Zen Writings

“Try if you wish. But Zen comes of itself. True Zen shows in everyday living, CONSCIOUSNESS in action. More than any limited awareness, it opens every inner door to our infinite nature. Instantly mind frees. How it frees! False Zen wracks brains as a fiction concocted by priests and salesmen to peddle their own wares. Look at it this way, inside out and inside in: CONSCIOUSNESS everywhere, inclusive, through you. Then you can't help living humbly in wonder.”

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Book:Zen Flesh Zen Bones

Source: Zen Flesh Zen Bones

“Only a single line is needed to discover who is doing what.”

Lines Needed Discovery Single Line

Book:Square Sun Square Moon: A Collection of Sweet Sour Essays

Source: Square Sun Square Moon: A Collection of Sweet Sour Essays

“The line comes before meaning.”

Book:Square Sun Square Moon: A Collection of Sweet Sour Essays

Source: Square Sun Square Moon: A Collection of Sweet Sour Essays

“Drinking a cup of green tea, I stopped the war.”

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“An instant realization sees endless time. Endless time is as one moment. When one comprehends the endless moment He realizes the person who is seeing it.”

Persons Moments Time Realizing Seeing Endless Realization Instant Endless Time

Book:Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection Of Zen And Pre-Zen Writings

Source: Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection Of Zen And Pre-Zen Writings

“We are most asleep when awake.”

Author:Paul Reps

“Osho is a mystical giant, a flowering of a unique intelligence and one of those rare humans ex-pressing himself with joy.”

Humans Joy Unique Giants Mystical Exes Flowering

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About the Author

Born: 1895
Died: 1990
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 9

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