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Time is the illusion used to keep the illusion of mind going

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Great Vows For AllThe many beings are numberless, I vow to save them;Greed, hatred and ignorance rise endlessly, I vow to abandon them;Dharma Gates are countless,I vow to wake to them;Buddha's Way is unsurpassed, I vow to embody it fully.

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However innumerable sentient beings are, I vow to save them; however inexhaustible the passions are, I vow to master them; however limitless the teachings are, I vow to study them; however infinite the Buddha-truth is, I vow to attain it.

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Source: he Training of the Zen Buddhist Monk‎ - Page 103 by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Zenchū Satō
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The person who is a master in the art of living makes little distinction between their work and their play, their labor and their leisure, their mind and their body, their education and their recreation, their love and their religion.  They hardly know which is which. They simply pursue their vision of excellence and grace in whatever they do, leaving others to decide whether they are working or playing. To them, they are always doing both.

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