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A Musing Taoist

I'm not sure what this blog stands for any more. It died once and I'm working on bringing it back to life, one post at a time.

25 December 2005

Plain potatoes

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

—Alan Watts, 25 Dec. Daily Zen Calendar


Thinking is not experiencing.

Mused by Qalmlea @ 5:30 PM

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