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A Quote by Robert Aitken on zen buddhism, movies, sunyata, life, and metaphor

The metaphor of movie for life is an interesting one. The frames go by so quickly that we retain the illusion of continuity and are distracted from the light that shines steadily through each frame.

Robert Aitken : printer born in Scotland, 1st complete English Bible printed in America
Robert Aitken (1734 - 1802)
 
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