' I Am Not '...

It is necessary to understand that I Am,

In order that I may know that I Am Not,

So that, at last, I may realize that,

I Am Not, therefore I Am.



- Wei Wu Wei

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Fingers Pointing Towards the Moon
Reflections of a Pilgrim on the Way
Wei Wu Wei
Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1958