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It is true that of far the greater part of things, we must content ourselves with such knowledge as description may exhibit, or analogy supply; but it is true likewise, that these ideas are always incomplete, and that at least, till we have compared them with realities, we do not know them to be just. As we see more, we become possessed of more certainties, and consequently gain more principles of reasoning, and found a wider base of analogy.

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From the Zen view all beings are in the grip of the three poisons, greed, anger and delusion (ignorance).

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The facts of our lives, when we are able to know them, will free us from the torment we are in. When we can bear reality thoroughly, suffering is over. Pain may exist, but it is only pain. Suffering is what we add to pain.

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It is a mistake to expect all of our needs to be met by one person or in one relationship. Honor and be grateful for that which you receive. Don't become bitter and spend all your time focusing on that which the person is not able to provide.

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A time of uncertainty, of not knowing exactly where we're headed, or what kind of choice to make is a Zen moment.

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The sense that my world is stable and stationary, that change will never come and that all will go on continuously as it is, is the nature of all delusion.

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When we are able to receive life's challenges as koans rather than problems, they become interesting and exciting, rather than ponderous and depressing.

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