"Sure, there is a certain ineffableness to what we’re talking about, to articulating **the stillness that the poet [[Rainer Maria Rilke]] described as “full, complete” where “all the random and approximate were muted.”** “Although we speak of attaining the dao,” [[Lao Tzu]] once said, “there is really nothing to obtain.” **Or to borrow a master’s reply to a student who asked where he might find Zen: “You are seeking for an ox while you are yourself on it.”** ([Location 176](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=176)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]], [[self-reflection]], [[attention]], [[zen]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]