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Sunday, June 6, 2010

life is a beach

If you live the sacred and despise the ordinary,

you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion.

~Zen Master Lin-Chi

Posted by Lydia at 12:07 AM 9 comments Labels: life is a beach, Lin-Chi quote, seeing beauty in ordinary things, the ocean of delusion

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