The Way of True Zen
A source page for quotes linked to Taisen Deshimaru.
“From your first day at school you are cut off from life to make theories.”
“Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am." I say, "I do not think, that is why I exist."”
“To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give.”
“The silence of the mountain is even more beautiful once the birds are quiet.”
“You cannot separate any part from the whole: interdependence rules the cosmic order.”
“We feel our shell keeps us safe, but it crushes us and others, and keeps out light and sun.”