“The first thing you find when you take up meditation is that you are face to face with your own insanity. ... People leave meditation practice because they are unable to bear the pain and the insult.” SpiritualityMeditationBuddhismZenZen Buddhism Book:A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen Source: A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen
“Whether you are CEO of a corporation or a garbage collector, whether you are an opera singer or a dishwasher, you are united because you can look inside and see yourself. You do not see people different from you, you start seeing that people are your true self appearing. If you cannot handle people right away, because many people are not living in that world, then try a poodle if you want to see what it looks like for the light to look back at you with open eyes.” SpiritualityCommunityUnityZenOnenessNondualityZen BuddhismThe Light Book:A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen Source: A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen
“Very simple, this Zen stuff: if you want to have a pleasant inner state, you should cultivate a pleasant inner state.” PhilosophySpiritualityPeacePsychologyMeditationBuddhismMindfulnessInner PeaceZenZen Buddhism Book:A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen Source: A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen