Taisen Deshimaru: Keep

Taisen Deshimaru was Japanese Buddhist monk. Explore interesting quotes on keep.
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“Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them.”

As quoted in Zen to Go (1989) by Jon Winokur, p. 126
Context: Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit.

“You are the strongest and the others keep their distance. It is no longer necessary to win victories over them.”

As quoted in A Galaxy Not So Far Away : Writers and Artists on Twenty-five Years of Star Wars (2002) by Glenn Kenny, p. 99

“We feel our shell keeps us safe, but it crushes us and others, and keeps out light and sun.”

As quoted in Zen Miracles : Finding Peace in an Insane World (2002) by Brenda Shoshanna, p. 80