“If you are thinking, you can't understand Zen. Anything that can be written in a book, anything that can be said - all this is thinking . . . but if you read with a mind that has cut off all thinking, then Zen books, sutras and Bibles are all the truth. So is the barking of a dog or the crowing of a rooster. All things are teaching you at every moment, and these sounds are even better teaching than Zen books.” IfsThinkingMindSaidBookMomentsSoundCuttingWrittenTeachingDogAll ThingsRoosters Author:Seungsahn
“If you throw away all thoughts of attainment, you will then come to see the real purpose of your quest.” IfsRealBeautifulPurposeQuestsAttainmentBeautiful Life 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
“A long time ago, Descartes sad, “I think, therefore I am.” But if you are not thinking, what?” IfsThinkingLongLong TimeLong Time Ago Author:Seungsahn
“If you want to understand what a watermelon is, you take a watermelon, get a knife, and cut the watermelon. Then you put a slice in your mouth. Boom! YOUR experience!” IfsWantCuttingMouthsKnives Author:Seungsahn
“If you want something then you lose everything. If you don’t want anything then you already have everything.” IfsWantLosesWant Something Author:Seungsahn
