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Limitation Quote by Pico Iyer

“Like the moon on the water, in a way. When you confront a Zen master, what you're really seeing are not his limitations but yours.” quote by Pico Iyer — Download Open image

“Like the moon on the water, in a way. When you confront a Zen master, what you're really seeing are not his limitations but yours.”

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