Most of us live in a world of illusions that are manifestations of our minds or our egos. It is as a pond that is disturbed by ripples. Such a pond would have a distorted image of the moon.
That is why a fundamental component of zen is clarity; i.e. the abilitiy to quiet the mind and minimize our ego so that we may clearly get to the truth...

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I've printed this out and it sits on my desk as a reminder of what I need to do
Upon reading this I see how unfocused my world is right now hence I feel out of balance and unhappy
~R~
...be in Love, not fear...
;o) Liz