16 quotes
“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”
— Unknown
“Unborn Buddha mind is the most simple and direct truth”
— Bankei
“An old silent pond a frog jumps into the pond splash silence again.”
— Matsuo Basho
“When walking, walk. When eating, eat.”
— Zen Proverb
“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
“If you meet the Buddha on the road kill him”
— Linji
“Just this is it”
— Dongshan
“When you reach the top of the mountain keep climbing”
“Before enlightenment chop wood carry water After enlightenment chop wood carry water”
“To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.”
— Dogen Zenji
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.”
“Have you eaten your rice porridge Then wash your bowl”
— Joshu
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