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A Call to Stillness

Zen

We can make our minds so still like water
That beings gather about us
That they may see their own images
And so live for a moment, with a clearer–perhaps even with a fiercer life
Because of our quiet

~ William Butler Yeats

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  1. F Alda on 27.08.2011 at 22:57 (Reply)

    “We can make our minds so still like water
    That beings gather about us
    That they may see their own images
    And so live for a moment, with a clearer–perhaps even with a fiercer life
    Because of our quiet

    ~ William Butler Yeats”

    This quotation captures the pure essence of Zen.

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