Just as it is impossible to explain the beauty of a sunset to a man blind from his birth, so is it impossible for sages to find any words which will express their wisdom to men of lesser understanding.
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The Spirit of Zen: A Way of Life, Work, and Art in the Far East
January 14, 1994, Grove Press
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The Spirit of Zen (Wisdom of the East)
July 16, 1992, John Murray
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The Spirit of Zen: A Way of Life, Work and Art in the Far East (Evergreen Book,)
December 1958, Grove/Atlantic, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
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"Just as it is impossible to explain the beauty of a sunset to a man blind from his birth, so is it impossible for sages to find any words which will express their wisdom to men of lesser understanding."
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