“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
“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
