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There ain't no answer. There ain't going to
be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer. If you wish to obtain an orthodox understanding
of Zen, do not be deceived by others. Inwardly or outwardly,
if you encounter any obstacles kill them right away. If you encounter
the Buddha, kill him. Work is prayer.
Work is also stink. Therefore stink is prayer. Angels can fly because they take themselves
lightly. Time is the longest distance between two places. Life happens too fast for you to ever think
about it. If you could just persuade people of this, but they
insist on amassing information. As far as the laws of mathematics refer to
reality, they are
not certain; as far as they are certain, they do not refer to
reality. Cloquet hated reality
but realized it was still the only place to get a good steak. It does not matter how slow you go so long
as you do not stop. Everyone is in the best seat. I don't know. I don't care. And it doesn't
make any difference. All that we know is nothing, we are merely
crammed wastepaper baskets, unless we are in touch with that
which laughs at all our knowing. Nothing is more conducive to peace
of mind than not having any opinion at all. When you're green, you're growing. When you're
ripe, you rot. It is better to ask some of the questions
than to know all the answers How is it that little children are so intelligent
and men so stupid? It must be education that does it. If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the
most intelligent thing he can do. I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty.
Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches. Learn your lines and don't trip over the furniture. Stay out of jail. It requires a certain kind of mind to see
beauty in a hamburger bun. Yet, is it any more unusual to find
grace in the texture and softly curved silhouette of a bun than
to reflect lovingly on
the arrangement of textures and colors
in a butterfly's wing? Sacred
cows make great hamburgers. There's a certain Buddhistic calm that comes
from having
money in the bank. A great deal of intelligence can be invested
in ignorance when the need for illusion
is deep. I think I think; therefore, I think I am. We should take care not to make the intellect
our god; it has, of course,
powerful muscles, but no personality. Computers are useless. They can only give
you answers. Articulate words are a harsh clamor and dissonance.
When man arrives at his highest perfection, he will again be
dumb! Using words to describe magic is like using
a screwdriver to cut roast beef. Thinking doesn't seem to help very much. The
human brain is too high-powered to have many practical uses in
this particular universe. There must be more to life than having everything!
Think enough and you won't know anything. When you are at sea, keep clear of the land.
Man, if you gotta ask, you'll never know. My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim,
no meaning, and yet I am happy. I can't figure it out. What am
I doing right? How old would you be if you didn't know how
old you was? The game is not about becoming somebody, it's
about becoming nobody. It takes a long time to understand nothing.
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