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> [“It is too clear and so it is hard to see. A dunce once searched for a fire with a lighted lantern. Had he known what fire was, He could have cooked his rice much sooner.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/it-is-too-clear-and-so-it-is-hard-to-see-a-dunce-once-searched-for-a/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

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## More by Paul Reps

> [“When there is no place for Zen in the head of our generation, it is in grievous trouble.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/when-there-is-no-place-for-zen-in-the-head-of-our-generation-it-is-in/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [“Gutei raised his finger whenever he was asked a question about Zen. A boy attendant began to imitate him in this way. When anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/gutei-raised-his-finger-whenever-he-was-asked-a-question-about-zen-a/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [Osho is a mystical giant, a flowering of a unique intelligence and one of those rare humans ex-pressing himself with joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/osho-is-a-mystical-giant-a-flowering-of-a-unique-intelligence-and-one/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [An instant realization sees endless time. Endless time is as one moment. When one comprehends the endless moment He realizes the person who is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/an-instant-realization-sees-endless-time-endless-time-is-as-one/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [“It is too clear and so it is hard to see. A dunce once searched for a fire with a lighted lantern. Had he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/it-is-too-clear-and-so-it-is-hard-to-see-a-dunce-once-searched-for-a/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [“Mamiya concentrated upon what the sound of one hand might be. “You are not working hard enough,” his teacher told him. “You are too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/mamiya-concentrated-upon-what-the-sound-of-one-hand-might-be-you-are/)

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> [“If the feet of enlightenment moved, the great ocean would overflow; If that head bowed, it would look down upon the heavens. Such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/if-the-feet-of-enlightenment-moved-the-great-ocean-would-overflow-if/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [“When the mouth opens All are wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/when-the-mouth-opens-all-are-wrong/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [The line comes before meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/the-line-comes-before-meaning/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [We are most asleep when awake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/we-are-most-asleep-when-awake/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [Only a single line is needed to discover who is doing what.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/only-a-single-line-is-needed-to-discover-who-is-doing-what/)

[Paul Reps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reps/)

> [Drinking a cup of green tea, I stopped the war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/drinking-a-cup-of-green-tea-i-stopped-the-war/)

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