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He who would be pure
must be transformed by the light
of a thousand books
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When God called at home
I had gone out for a walk . . .
Thwarted by action!
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A serene person
needs but one thing: the thick hide
of a simple ox
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I am secure in
the knowledge that God cannot
see my puny soul
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He who has mastered
detachment is the hinge on
the door of sorrow
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Contemplation of
the Eternal Birth will plant
you in the hard ground
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There exists only
yesterday—tomorrow was
many years ago
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God expects but one
thing of you—thank Him that you
know not what it is
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A thousand years hence
the eye of creation will
see only darkness
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The knower is a
creature whose heart is empty
of all compassion
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The Book of Haiku Revelation 