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> [No creature, large or small, ever fails to cover the ground upon which it stands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/no-creature-large-or-small-ever-fails-to-cover-the-ground-upon-which/)

[John Daido Loori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-daido-loori/)

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## More by John Daido Loori

> [But down the bagagge, take of the blinders, and see for yourself that this very place is the valley of the endless spring, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/but-down-the-bagagge-take-of-the-blinders-and-see-for-yourself-that/)

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> [In transmitting the dharma, there is neither explanation nor teaching; there is neighter hearing nor attainment. Since explanations never really explains, nor are they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/in-transmitting-the-dharma-there-is-neither-explanation-nor-teaching/)

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> [There is no place to search for the truth. Though it's right beneath your feet, it can't be found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/there-is-no-place-to-search-for-the-truth-though-it-s-right-beneath/)

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> [Creativity is our birthright. It is an integral part of being human, as basic as walking, talking and thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/creativity-is-our-birthright-it-is-an-integral-part-of-being-human-as/)

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> [just sitting does not involve reaching some understanding. It is the subtle activity of allowing all things to be completely at rest just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/just-sitting-does-not-involve-reaching-some-understanding-it-is-the/)

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> [It is possible to do something, and to do something meticulously and completely with out creating a goal... all nature works this way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/it-is-possible-to-do-something-and-to-do-something-meticulously-and/)

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> [Wordless is not the same of expressionless. All phenomenon of the universe, audible and inaudible, tangible and intangible, sentient and insentient, are the clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/wordless-is-not-the-same-of-expressionless-all-phenomenon-of-the/)

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> [No creature, large or small, ever fails to cover the ground upon which it stands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/no-creature-large-or-small-ever-fails-to-cover-the-ground-upon-which/)

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> [In the action of no-action (wu-wei), a cardinal aspect of the true creative process is set forth. In wu-wei, the mind is silenced and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/in-the-action-of-no-action-wu-wei-a-cardinal-aspect-of-the-true/)

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> [Zen is a special transmission outside the scriptures,With no reliance on words and letters.A direct pointing to the human mind,And the realization of enlightenment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/zen-is-a-special-transmission-outside-the-scriptures-with-no-reliance/)

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> [Words and ideas are a description of reality, silence is a negation of reality. What is the reality itself?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/words-and-ideas-are-a-description-of-reality-silence-is-a-negation-of/)

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> [To be still means to empty yourself from the incessant flow of thoughts and create a state of consciousness that is open and receptive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/to-be-still-means-to-empty-yourself-from-the-incessant-flow-of/)

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> [If I was asked to get rid of the Zen aesthetic and just keep one quality necessary to create art, I would say it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/if-i-was-asked-to-get-rid-of-the-zen-aesthetic-and-just-keep-one/)

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> [The future doesn't exist. It hasn't happened yet. The past doesn't exist. It has already happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/the-future-doesn-t-exist-it-hasn-t-happened-yet-the-past-doesn-t/)

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> [“There is no gap between us and the process.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daido-loori/there-is-no-gap-between-us-and-the-process/)

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