Re: Martial Arts Quotes and Practicing the Mandolin
Not that this is anything new.
In several sects of Buddhism, to speak is to lie, ..., and in Zen, it is traditional to apologize to an audience before speaking.
“I’m sorry for speaking,” he said. “If I came here with the intention of showing you the truth, of telling you the truth, I would stand here and say nothing at all, but since you won’t let me not talk, I am forced to tell you lies. It is a long-held principle in East Asian traditions, that the truth cannot be spoken.”
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“The first line in the Tao Te Ching is the Tao that can be spoken of is not the true Tao,” he said. “The speech that can be spoken is not the true speech. So, I have no recourse but to lie to you.”
This from here.
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Originally Posted by JonZ
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