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> [From the first, in people and in things, there is no such thing as trash. These words point to the fundamental truth of Buddhism, a truth I could not as yet conceive in those days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soko-morinaga/from-the-first-in-people-and-in-things-there-is-no-such-thing-as/)

[Soko Morinaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soko-morinaga/)

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## More by Soko Morinaga

> [The truly still mind, with which you were born, is the mind that moves freely. Without ignoring anything, it reacts wholeheartedly to everything it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soko-morinaga/the-truly-still-mind-with-which-you-were-born-is-the-mind-that-moves/)

[Soko Morinaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soko-morinaga/)

> [“We humans can spend our whole lives pondering the meaning of ‘good’ and ‘evil,’ but we will never be able to figure it out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soko-morinaga/we-humans-can-spend-our-whole-lives-pondering-the-meaning-of-good-and/)

[Soko Morinaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soko-morinaga/)

> [Always now - just now - come into being. Always now - just now - give yourself to death. Practicing this is Zen practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soko-morinaga/always-now-just-now-come-into-being-always-now-just-now-give-yourself/)

[Soko Morinaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soko-morinaga/)

> [From the first, in people and in things, there is no such thing as trash. These words point to the fundamental truth of Buddhism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soko-morinaga/from-the-first-in-people-and-in-things-there-is-no-such-thing-as/)

[Soko Morinaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soko-morinaga/)

> [“The figure of Shakyamuni Buddha lying on his side to die is known as the “nirvana figure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soko-morinaga/the-figure-of-shakyamuni-buddha-lying-on-his-side-to-die-is-known-as/)

[Soko Morinaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soko-morinaga/)

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