In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into practice is hard.
More Zen Proverbs:
A beautiful woman who is pleasing to men is good only for frightening fish when she falls into the water.Zen
Better to sit all night than to go to bed with a dragon.
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Better to see the face than to hear the name.
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Better to struggle with a sick jackass than carry the wood by yourself.
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Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions.
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Before you study Zen, a bowl is a bowl and tea is tea. While you are studying Zen, a bowl is no longer a bowl and tea is no longer tea. After you've studied Zen, a bowl is again a bowl and tea is tea.
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