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The floating turd

Stephen Mitchell quotes his old teacher, Zen Master Seung Sahn commenting on verse 15 of the Tao:

Our mind is like a clear glass of water. If we put salt into the water, it becomes salt water; sugar, it becomes sugar water; shit, it becomes shit water. But originally the water is clear. No thinking, no mind. No mind, no problem.

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2 Responses to “The floating turd”

  1. Alice Says:
    March 18th, 2011 at 10:28 am

    I like this. (Did you hear about this tweet last weekend about the time change: “If you live in Wisconsin, don’t forget to set your clock back 50 years.”)

  2. Rachel Says:
    March 18th, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    LOVE THAT!!!!!!

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