I had been proud of my awareness, aware of my pride, and proud of that awareness again. It went on like this: How clever I am that I know I am so stupid, how stupid I am to think that I am clever, and how clever I am that I am aware of my stupidity etc.
— Janwillem van de Wetering, The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery
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