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The Color Purple

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Alice Walker

Alice Walker is a renowned American author born on February 9, 1944. Her works are known for their profound social criticism and feminist ideas, with notable titles including 'The Color Purple' and 'Beloved'. more

“The student asked: Master, you know this river very well, where is the fish most abundant? The master replied: Where there are plenty of fish, you won't gain anything by catching a lot of fish, anything but fish! I'll tell you where the fish are the least, go there, if you catch fish there you will not only have caught fish, you will also gain wisdom because the flower of wisdom grows in the land of difficulties!”

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“The student asked: Master, no matter what I do, I can't reach my target, I'm tired, what should I do? The master replied: Set where you are currently standing as your new target and you have now reached your target! Everything ends in the mind!”

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“The student asked: Master, when will the aliens contact us? The master replied: How do you know that they have not contacted us? Maybe I'm an alien too! How do you know I'm not an alien?”

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“The student asked: Master, can you teach me to be as calm as a statue? The master replied: I cannot teach, because only from a statue can you learn to be as calm as a statue!”

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“The disciple asked: Master, you know everything, can you give me eternal life? The master replied: Is it enough if I give you eternal life? I must also give eternal life to the Earth! So is that enough? I need to give eternal life to the universe too!”

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“The student asked: Master, you always talk to me about real power, but you don't tell me what it is! What is real power? The master replied: The real power is not getting to the top that you so desperately want to get to, but having the strength to let go of that top without blinking an eye!”

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“The student asked: Master, I have read many books written by enlightened people, but I am still not enlightened! Why so? The master replied: I think those you read were not the books of enlightened people, but of people who thought they were enlightened!”

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“The disciple asked: Master, you are quite old now, will you buy a tombstone for yourself? The master replied: If I buy it, it shows that I believe I will die! However, in this temple, we learned and taught that everything is possible in the universe! If everything is possible, then it is also possible not to die!”

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“Disciple: Master, I tried so hard to be wise but I couldn't, now I'm leaving the temple! Master: Here the seeds of awareness have been planted in your mind; wherever you go they will grow in your mind, as they grow you will shrink and disappear, that wise man you always wanted to be will take your place!”

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