“Just keep clear mind, go straight ahead, try, try, try for ten thousand years.” TryingYearsMindDreamClearThousandTenThousand YearsFollow Your DreamsClear Minds Author:Seungsahn
“Clear mind is like the full moon in the sky. Sometimes clouds come and cover it, but the moon is always behind them. Clouds go away, then the moon shines brightly. So don't worry about clear mind: it is always there. When thinking comes, behind it is clear mind. When thinking goes, there is only clear mind. Thinking comes and goes, comes and goes, You must not be attached to the coming or the going.” ThinkingMindSometimesBehindsWorryClearSkyMoonShiningCloudsAttachmentGoing AwayComes And GoesFull MoonMind ThinkingClear Minds Author:Seungsahn
“Taoist chanting, Confucian chanting, Christian chanting, Buddhist chanting don't matter. Chanting Coca Cola, Coca Cola, Coca Cola … can be just as good if you keep a clear mind. But if you don't keep a clear mind, and are only following your thinking as you mouth the words, even the Buddha cannot help you.” IfsThinkingMindMatterHelpingChristianClearMouthsFollowingBuddhistChantingCoca ColaConfucianClear Minds Author:Seungsahn
“The Great Way has no gate. Clear water has no taste. The tongue has no bone. In complete stillness, a stone girl is dancing.” WaySpiritReligionSpiritualityGirlWaterClearTasteStonesDancingBonesTongueGatesStillnessGardeningClear Water Author:Seungsahn
“In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. . . . You must use kong-ans to take away your opinions. When you take away your opinions, your mind is clear like space, which means from moment to moment you can reflect any situation and respond correctly and meticulously.” LifeMindMeanMomentsUsePastSpaceSituationOpinionClearOur LivesEnlightenment Author:Seungsahn
