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Without materialistic desires,
the mind is like the autumn sky and an open ocean.
Just sit down with good music and a book,
I can be a Saint in a hideaway.
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A vessel topples because it is too full.
A piggy bank is saved from being shattered for its emptiness.
So a true person prefers "have-not" than "have".
Rather be incomplete than to be complete |
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True emptiness is not empty.
Holding on to an image is not real, nor is abandoning it.
Sir, please let me know what to do?
While you may exist in this world, you can reach out beyond.
Indulging in desire is a pain, so is abstention.
My Friend, it is up to you to cultivate your own virtues.
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True emptiness is not empty.
Holding on to an image is not real, nor is abandoning it.
Sir, please let me know what to do?
While you may exist in this world, you can reach out beyond.
Indulging in desire is a pain, so is abstention.
My Friend, it is up to you to cultivate your own virtues.
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Bells and drums are beaten because they make noise.
The deer is encaged for its wild behavior and desire to be fed.
Thus, fame invites troubles.
Desire causes the loss of perspective.
A scholar must strive to rid of such desires.
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Bells and drums are beaten because they make noise.
The deer is encaged for its wild behavior and desire to be fed.
Thus, fame invites troubles.
Desire causes the loss of perspective.
A scholar must strive to rid of such desires.
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