Origins of "one less thing" and "letting go"

[John Rapp]

Suzuki Roshi's Zen Mind Beginner's Mind has a chapter (talk) on theme:  
"Get rid of something extra."  John

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On Jul 29, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:

> I love it! “Thinking of one less thing to do” is a throw-away I  
> have used for years. I’ve called it the “design principle for  
> OST.” If it turns out to be Taoist that will be superb. Some kind of 
>  channeling, I would guess.
>
> Harrison
>
> PS – Artur I also wrote the Wiki article, now several times revised  
> by whomsoever. More channeling?
>
> ho
>
> Christine
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> On Jul 28, 2009, at 8:24 AM, Deidre Combs wrote:
>
> Agreeing with Harrison, you can look far back in history to not find  
> their origins. For example, these two precepts are also core tenets  
> of Taoism...old wisdom, good practice. If you’d like citations for e 
> ach I’d be happy to dig up for you. Take care, Deidre
>
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