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As long as there is a 'you' doing or not-doing, thinking or not-thinking, 'meditating' or 'not-meditating' you are no closer to home than the day you were born.

Wei Wu Wei

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Wei Wu Wei
Born: 1895
Born: September 14
Philosopher
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