No matter how many years you sit doing Zazen, you will never become anything special.
“No matter how many years you sit doing Zazen, you will never become anything special.” ~ Kodo Sawaki Roshi
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Before enlightenment, I chopped wood and carried water.
“Before enlightenment, I chopped wood and carried water. After enlightenment, I chopped wood and carried water.” Zen Saying
We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally.
“We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things …
You have to find peace and harmony right in the midst of human pain.
“You cannot find any peace by escaping from human pain and suffering; you have to find peace and harmony right …
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and …
Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind.
Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind. The real …
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
“May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute …
You can’t be an uptight, judgmental, perfectionist and have a genuine spiritual practice.
My friends, we all need to learn to hang loose and relax. You can’t be an uptight, judgmental, perfectionist and …
Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.
“Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive …
Opening the Dhamma Eye
What is it that this Eye of Dhamma sees? This Eye sees that whatever is born has ageing and death …