16 quotes
“Just this is it”
— Dongshan
“Unborn Buddha mind is the most simple and direct truth”
— Bankei
“When walking, walk. When eating, eat.”
— Zen Proverb
“If you meet the Buddha on the road kill him”
— Linji
“When you reach the top of the mountain keep climbing”
“An old silent pond a frog jumps into the pond splash silence again.”
— Matsuo Basho
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.”
— Unknown
“Before enlightenment chop wood carry water After enlightenment chop wood carry water”
“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”
“Zen mind beginners mind in the beginners mind there are many possibilities in the experts there are few”
— Suzuki Roshi
“Everyday mind is the way”
— Nansen
“Not thinking about anything is Zen once you know this walking sitting or lying down everything you do is Zen”
— Bodhidharma
“Have you eaten your rice porridge Then wash your bowl”
— Joshu
“To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.”
— Dogen Zenji
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