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Katsuki Sekida, born in 1893 and died in 1987, was a significant figure in the exchange of Chinese and Japanese literature. As an outstanding author, he is renowned for his unique literary style and profound understanding of Chinese and Japanese cultures.

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“Zen is not, in my view, philosophy or mysticism. It is simply a practice of readjustment of nervous activity. That is, it restores the distorted nervous system to its normal functioning.”

Philosophy Views Practice Activity Normal Nervous Mysticism Nervous System

Book:Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy

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“The occurrence of an evil thought is an affliction; not to continue it is the remedy.”

Evil Remedy Affliction Evil Thoughts

Book:A Guide to Zen: Lessons from a Modern Master

Source: A Guide to Zen: Lessons from a Modern Master

“What has happened by chance is often difficult to repeat when it is sought deliberately. Chance is a genius.”

Difficult Chance Happened Genius Repeats Chances Are

Author:Katsuki Sekida

“You know the Zen question, 'The Bodhisattva of Great Mercy' has a thousand hands and a thousand eyes; 'which is the true eye?' I could not understand this for a long time. But the other day, when I looked at the pine trees bending before the cold blasts from the mountain, I suddenly realized the meaning. You see, all the boughs, branches, twigs, and leaves simultaneously bend to the wind with tremendous vigor.”

Knows Long Hands Eye Tree Wind Cold Thousand Mountain Long Time Mercy Branches Blast Vigor Bending Twigs Pine Trees Bodhisattva

Author:Katsuki Sekida

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Born: 1893
Died: 1987
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