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Existential Quote by Bruce Lee

“Zen is not “attained” by mirror-wiping mediation, but by “self-forgetfulness…” quote by Bruce Lee — Download Open image

“Zen is not “attained” by mirror-wiping mediation, but by “self-forgetfulness in the existential 'present' of life here and now.” We do not “come”, we “are.” Don't strive to become, but be.”

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