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All Zen Attention Buddha Enlightenment Ignorance Impermanence Nature Of Things Non Doing Others Self

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“Observe things as they are and don't pay attention to other people. There are some people just like mad dogs barking at everything that moves, even barking when the wind stirs among the grass and leaves.”

Self Attention Zen Others

Book:The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind

Source: The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind

“The ignorant eschew phenomena but not thought; the wise eschew thought but not phenomena.”

Wisdom Ignorance Zen

Author:Huang Po

“Consider the sunlight. You may see it is near, yet if you follow it from world to world you will never catch it in your hands. Then you may describe it as far away and, lo, you will see it just before your eyes. Follow it and, behold, it escapes you; run from it and it follows you close. You can neither possess it nor have done with it. From this example you can understand how it is with the true Nature of all things and, henceforth, there will be no need to grieve or to worry about such things.”

Truth Zen Impermanence Buddha Nature Of Things

Book:The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind

Source: The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind

“I assure you that one who comprehends the truth of 'nothing to be attained' is already seated in the sanctuary where he will gain his Enlightenment.”

Enlightenment Non Doing

Book:The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind

Source: The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind