The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.
More Zen Proverbs:
No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.Zen
Better to sit all night than to go to bed with a dragon.
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A beautiful woman who is pleasing to men is good only for frightening fish when she falls into the water.
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The obstacle is the path.
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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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