Because all existence is founded upon the ever-present state of union, everything

Image, Because all existence is founded upon the ever-present state of union, everything

Because all existence is founded upon the ever-present state of union, everything already exists in a state of tranquility. However, this state of tranquility is masked from us by our assumption that there is a separation, that there is a problem.

—Shunryu Suzuki

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