Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. — Alan Watts · Skopia

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Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

The Way of Zen · 1957

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Stillness Inaction Patience

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Watts, Alan. The Way of Zen. Vintage Books, 1957.

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