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Taizan Maezumi, born on February 24, 1931, and passed away on May 15, 1995, was a renowned Zen master. Hailing from a Buddhist family, he was deeply influenced by Buddhist culture from a young age. Maezumi's profound understanding of Zen and his teachings have had a profound impact on posterity.

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“I am not devaluing thoughts. Just do not mix up what we think with what actually is.”

Book:Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice

Source: Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice

“Practice is this life, and realization is this life, and this life is revealed right here and now.”

Life Is Practice Realization This Life Here And Now

Book:The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment: Part of the On Zen Practice collection

Source: The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment: Part of the On Zen Practice collection

“Have good trust in yourself, not in the One that you think you should be, but in the One that you are.”

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“Details are all there are.”

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“As long as we remain within the confines of the thinking mind, we can’t experience the state of non-thinking. If we can’t experience non-thinking, we will not understand what our life truly is. Please realize this for yourself! Just sit.”

Ifs Thinking Mind Long States Realizing Our Lives Please Thinking Mind

Book:Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice

Source: Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice

“Just live that life. It doesn't matter whether it is life or hell, life of the hungry ghost, life of the animal, it's okay; just live that life, see. And as a matter of fact no other way. Where you stand, where you are, that's what your life is right there, regardless of how painful it is or how enjoyable it is. That's what it is.”

Way Matter Facts Life Is Animal Hell Okay Painful Ghost Hungry Where You Are Enjoyable Matter Of Fact Just Live Where You Stand

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“When you expect something, when you aim at something, right there you dilute your energy; you split your energy, you split your attention and it becomes more than the place of yin and yang. You do not only divide, but you create the problem.”

Problem Energy Attention Aim Divides Splits Yang Yin And Yang

Author:Taizan Maezumi

“Emptiness is in fact form when we forget the self. There's nothing in the universe *other* than ourself. Nothing to compare, name, or identify. When it's the only thing there is, how can we talk about it?”

Self Facts Form Universe Names Forget Compare Emptiness

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“Mere physical sitting is not enough. You have to sit carefully and attentively. Let your body and breathing sit. Let your mind and emotions sit. Let your blood circulation sit. Let everything sit. Then your sitting becomes indestructible, immovable.”

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Author:Taizan Maezumi

“Where you stand, where you are, that's what your life is right there, regardless of how painful it is or how enjoyable it is. That's what it is.”

Life Is Painful Where You Are Enjoyable Where You Stand

Author:Taizan Maezumi

About the Author

Born: February 24, 1931
Died: May 15, 1995
Known for: Zen master
Quotes: 10

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