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> [“Mamiya concentrated upon what the sound of one hand might be. “You are not working hard enough,” his teacher told him. “You are too attached to food, wealth, things, and that sound. It would be better if you died. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reps/mamiya-concentrated-upon-what-the-sound-of-one-hand-might-be-you-are/)

[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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

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