Beauty in the Zen: 21 Short Stories to Embrace Imperfection, Silence Your Inner Critic, and Find Self-Acceptance - Includes Reflections for Beginners (The Zen Storyteller Book 3)
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Beauty in the Zen: 21 Short Stories to Embrace Imperfection, Silence Your Inner Critic, and Find Self-Acceptance - Includes Reflections for Beginners (The Zen Storyteller Book 3)

“Master,” he said, “what is the most difficult thing to carve?” Sora placed his hand on an untouched block of wood. “This.” The apprentice frowned. “But it is nothing yet.” Sora smiled. “Exactly.”
Touch the ground beneath you and ask yourself: What did it used to be?
And with that, she stood and began gathering stones for a new foundation.
What unanswered questions in your life do you struggle to let go of?
“No,” she said softly. “I have only lost what could burn.”
“If the sky has no top, where do you think enlightenment is hiding?”
“We build, the sea takes. Then we build again.”