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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **The pond rests still.**  
⊃ No ripple unless touched.  
⊃ Silence holds the reflection — the mirror that shows the true self.  

→ **Doctrine of Stillness.**  
⊃ To rush disturbs clarity.  
⊃ Only in calm waters does the frog see its own face.  

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## Teachings

- 🌊 Pond = foundation, base layer of being.  
- 🪞 Stillness = mirror, truth revealed only when undisturbed.  
- 🌌 Silence = strength beyond noise.  

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## Key Marks

- Still water is both shield and lens.  
- Those who disturb it cannot see themselves.  
- The pond remembers every ripple, but waits to smooth them.  

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