If you want a certain thing, you must first be a certain person. Once you are that certain person, obtaining that certain thing will no longer be a concern of yours.
More Zen Proverbs:
Better to sit all night than to go to bed with a dragon.Zen
When you reach the top, keep climbing.
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No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
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The infinite is in the finite of every instant.
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Better to struggle with a sick jackass than carry the wood by yourself.
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From the withered tree, a flower blooms.
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