When one is enthralled with the beauty on the surface of the ocean, the immensity of its depths can never be discerned.
~ Wu Hsin
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Wu Hsin
Controlling the mind
Controlling the mind doesn’t take one to freedom. Controlling the mind adds another link to one’s shackles.
~ Wu Hsin
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Solitude
Solitude is not a condition of the body. Instead, it is a condition of the mind. Solitude may be found in the busy market, or may be elusive in the forest.
~ Wu Hsin
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Final step
For many, the first step on a spiritual journey is to become lost. The final step is losing one’s self.
~ Wu Hsin
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Peace
What is called peace by many is merely the absence of disturbance. True peace cannot be distrubed; It resides beyond the reach of disturbance.
~ Wu Hsin
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The source of yearning
Chasing after the things one yearns for is inferior to chasing after the source of the yearning.
~ Wu Hsin
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Oneself
There is no forest, there is no cave, there is no mountaintop where one can hide from oneself.
~ Wu Hsin
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Enjoyment
The greatest enjoyment is experienced when there is no concern for its duration.
~ Wu Hsin
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Personal drama
The greatest crime is the overlooking of who you really are in favor of the story of who you think you are. This preoccupation with your personal drama is the cloud that masks the sun.
~ Wu Hsin
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Contentment
The man of contentment seeks nothing that he doesn’t have and understands that whatever he has isn’t his to own
~ Wu Hsin
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To be free
The attachment to beliefs is the greatest shackle. To be free is to know that one does not know.
~ Wu Hsin
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