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