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		AstralStorm on Sept 13, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how... Sometimes, a mental jolt is necessary, rather than soft diplomacy. Zen masters understood such things.

M_Grey on Sept 13, 2016 [–]

Calling someone an asshole isn't the path to 'satori', and ego has no place in a zen koan.

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