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Philosophy of Fighting

Wall Gazing

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Matt Malcom
Sep 07, 2021
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Daily Reflection

Those who turn from delusion back to reality, who meditate on walls, the absence of self and other, the oneness of mortal and sage, and who remain unmoved even by scriptures are in complete and unspoken agreement with reason.

—Bodhidarma, Two Entrances and Four Acts1

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