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“Student: Master, tomorrow is your birthday. We want to buy you a very nice gift, what would you like? Master: Time! Student: I don't understand, master! Master: I need time, the most precious treasure, the most precious gift! Give me the gift of 'time'!”

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“Disciple: Master, what will this temple give me? Master: This temple will not give you anything! Disciple: But I came here to take something! Master: There is nothing for you to take here; everything is within you, we will help you to take something from within yourself, that's all! Disciple: What if there is nothing within me, Master? Master: Then you will get nothing!”

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“Student: Master, you don't talk much! Master: Yes, because when you talk you cannot hear what the universe is telling you!”

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“Pebble's ripple fades echoes of mindfulness lingers long tranquil pond of the present”

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“Disciple: Master, you told me to leave the temple, what mistake did I make? Master: No mistake! You've learned a lot here, your load has become heavy, it's time to unload it! What is full must be emptied!”

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“Student: Master, I can understand that clean water is holy, but I can't understand that dirty water is holy! Master: Blind faith is not for those who want to understand, but it is for those who do not want to understand or who cannot understand!”

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“Student: When looking at a perfect mountain view, I see a mountain, but my friend sees God! What is the reason for this, master? Master: What do you see when you look at me? Student: Of course I see you, master! Master: Okay, so there's nothing wrong with your eyes! But recommend a pair of glasses to your friend!”

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“Eighty percent of life is ninety percent overstated.”

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“The student asked: Master, what should I do if I stay in the fog and lose my path? The master replied: Just sit down and wait, for it is not you who lost your path but the fog! When the fog finds its way and leaves you, you will find your way too!”

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“The student asked: Master, I think I am a master now and it is time for me to go from the temple, what do you say? The master replied: I don't think you are a master, but I am very positive about your request to leave the temple!”

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“The disciple asked: Master, does the fact that our temple was built on a high mountain indicate our determination to approach a mystical intelligent power in the heavens? The master replied: No! It just expresses our desire to escape from the fool below!”

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“The student asked: Master, I'm looking for a silent waterfall, where can I find it? The master replied: You can find it in the non-existent place! The student asked: But where is the non-existent place, master? The master replied: The non-existent place is where the non-existent things are!”

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“The student asked: Master, if I have to choose between being a surfer and being a wave, which one should I be? The master answered: Be the wind, then you will go beyond the shore!”

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“The student asked: Can I walk on dry leaves without making a sound? The master replied: Light can do it, and shadow can do it. Which one are you? The student replied: None! Master replied: Then have fun with the sound of the leaves!”

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“The student asked: Master, I went from temple to temple, but I still haven't been enlightened! The master replied: Well, try the opposite then; don't go door to door, sit down, let's see what happens!”

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“The student asked: Master, how will I know if I am enlightened? The master replied: Put out the candle in your hand, if you can still see the surroundings, you are enlightened! The student asked: But master, I asked a serious question! The master answered: Then I will give a serious answer: If you have a question and you are not looking for the answer in others, then you are enlightened!”

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“The student asked: Master, can cows also be enlightened? The master replied: If you can achieve enlightenment, we can be comfortably convinced that the cows can also be enlightened!”

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“The student asked: Master, what should I do when I enter a calm and quiet street? The master answered: Do not do what you are doing now, keep your mouth shut and your mind open!”

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“Master: Sit in a remote place where no one passes and wait for someone to pass! Student: What if no one passes, master? I will rot there! Master: If no one passes, you assume someone has passed and return to the temple! The developed mind is the mind that is flexible!”

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“Student: Master, I saw a man looking at the wall, but there was nothing on the wall, the man was definitely crazy! Master: Maybe you saw a wall looking at the man, and the man was a clever man trying to figure out why the wall was looking at him!”

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“The student asked: Master, I ran into someone who had lost her path in the forest, but I didn't help her, I told her you have to find your own way! I spoke to her wisely, didn't I? The master replied: That person is now standing behind you! Fortunately, she was not foolish like you, she followed you and survived!”

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“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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“Student asked: Master, you know me very well, what is the biggest obstacle in my way? The master replied: The biggest obstacle in your way and everyone else's is the person himself!”

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“The student asked: Master, when will wisdom visit me? The master replied: Six years later he will visit at 6:45 pm on a Wednesday! The student answered: But master, this answer didn't make much sense to me! The master answered: So is the question you asked!”

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“The student asked: Master, what should I do if I suddenly encounter a tiger in the forest? The master replied: Do the same thing you would do if you suddenly encounter a tiger inside this temple!”

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“The student asked: Master, I love silence and serenity, noise and chaos make me sick! The master answered: Then learn to stay healthy in the noise and chaos and make the noise and chaos sick!”

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