That, of course, was the problem with zen. Mountains were mountains, streams were streams, and forests were forests, except when they were not. And t… - Steve Perry

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That, of course, was the problem with zen. Mountains were mountains, streams were streams, and forests were forests, except when they were not. And then were again. To someone who knew zen, on the proper intuitive level, it all made perfect sense. To someone who did not know zen, it made no sense at all.