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title: "1 Small Self Quotes By Kazuaki Tanahashi"
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> [“Let go of your small self and become your true self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/let-go-of-your-small-self-and-become-your-true-self/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/kazuaki-tanahashi-34706_be-yourself_let-go-of-your-small-self-and-become-you_796284.png)

## More by Kazuaki Tanahashi

> [I think Dogen can be a very good introduction for people who want to meditate in whatever way, whether it's yoga, qigong, or Tibetan.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/i-think-dogen-can-be-a-very-good-introduction-for-people-who-want-to/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [“Let go of your small self and become your true self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/let-go-of-your-small-self-and-become-your-true-self/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [The circle is a reminder that each moment is not just the present, but is inclusive of our gratitude to the past and our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/the-circle-is-a-reminder-that-each-moment-is-not-just-the-present-but/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [To be thoroughly lazy is a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Industrious people build industry. Lazy people build civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/to-be-thoroughly-lazy-is-a-tough-job-but-somebody-has-to-do-it/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [The enso contains the perfect and imperfect; that is why it is always complete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/the-enso-contains-the-perfect-and-imperfect-that-is-why-it-is-always/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [“We are the visible and invisible effect of limitless karma — individual and collective social actions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/we-are-the-visible-and-invisible-effect-of-limitless-karma-individual/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [In Dogen's writing, the practical instruction, philosophy and poetry are together in one voice. People hear about his poetry, go to his work, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/in-dogen-s-writing-the-practical-instruction-philosophy-and-poetry/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [Each moment is a miracle encompassing everything: the joy and sorrow, the failure and success, the disappointment and happiness, the celebration and grief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/each-moment-is-a-miracle-encompassing-everything-the-joy-and-sorrow/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [If you are under control, you lose the danger of glimpsing an unknown realm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/if-you-are-under-control-you-lose-the-danger-of-glimpsing-an-unknown/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [As soon as you accept the accidental effects, they are no longer accidents. They are necessity the part of yourself that you could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/as-soon-as-you-accept-the-accidental-effects-they-are-no-longer/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [A painting works only on the edge of not working. Then what is ungraspable comes near.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/a-painting-works-only-on-the-edge-of-not-working-then-what-is/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [What pleases our mind is not dangerous enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/what-pleases-our-mind-is-not-dangerous-enough/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [We usually evaluate creative process in terms of how much feeling or thinking was behind the work or how well the work was done.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/we-usually-evaluate-creative-process-in-terms-of-how-much-feeling-or/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

> [If you learn to enjoy waiting, you don't have to wait to enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuaki-tanahashi/if-you-learn-to-enjoy-waiting-you-don-t-have-to-wait-to-enjoy/)

[Kazuaki Tanahashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuaki-tanahashi/)

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