A person with a mind is bound to be filled with conceptions. These conceptions prevent him from knowing things directly, so a person with a mind shall never really know.

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A person with a mind is bound to be filled with conceptions. These conceptions prevent him from knowing things directly, so a person with a mind shall never really know. The Buddha said, “Conceptions are like a net thrown over the stream of experience. In the beginning there is ignorance and through ignorance, one holds on to conceptions. With conceptions as a net one is caught in the cycle of rebirth.”

Source: Liehtzu: A Taoist Guide To Practical Living

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