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Saturday, October 19, 2019

A Few (More) Words from Yamaoka Tesshu

"Do not desire money,
do not depend on empty principles,
do not seek fame:
just go with what you have
and you will pass safely through this world."
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8 comments:

  1. Rain 7:41 AM

    Very well said!

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  2. LindaG8:26 AM

    I think that is definitely best.

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  3. Glen Filthie11:03 AM

    I think I might disagree with that one, TB...

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  4. Toirdhealbheach Beucail2:31 PM

    Rain, I wish I could speak so clearly.

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  5. Toirdhealbheach Beucail2:31 PM

    Overall, I think so as well Linda.

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  6. Toirdhealbheach Beucail2:32 PM

    Curious Glen, which part - is it the "Go with what your have" or the other parts?

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  7. Glen Filthie11:12 PM

    My alarm bells go off at assurances of safe passage and futures TB. Paranoia perhaps has gotten an upper hand with me... I put my faith in preps, safety margins and backup plans these days.

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  8. Toirdhealbheach Beucail4:43 PM

    Fair enough Glen - Tesshu was a Zen Buddhist and so from his point of view, there was no need to ultimately worry.

    But yes, back over here on the other side...

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