“It is said that life is of small account compared to right-mindedness; in truth, it is right-mindedness that is most esteemed. Nothing is more precious than life, yet at the moment when we must throw away this valued life and stand on right-mindedness, there is nothing more highly esteemed than right-mindedness. Looking carefully at the world, we can see that there are many people who throw away their lives lightly, but do you suppose that one person in a thousand would die for right-mindedness? It would seem that, among the humble servant class, contrary to what you might expect, there are many who would. Yet, it would be difficult for people who think themselves wise to do the same.” LifeValuesJusticeZenRighteousnessRighteousSelf SacrificeZen BuddhismValues In LifeRight Minded Book:The unfettered mind: writings of the Zen master to the sword master Source: The unfettered mind: writings of the Zen master to the sword master
“Although wisdom is called immovable, this does not signify any insentient thing, like wood or stone; it moves as the mind is wont to move - forward or back, to the left, to the right, in the ten directions and to the eight points; and the mind that does not stop at all is called immovable wisdom.” MindWisdomBuddhismWisdom QuotesZenBuddhistBuddhaZen BuddhismZen QuotesImmovable Book:The unfettered mind: writings of the Zen master to the sword master Source: The unfettered mind: writings of the Zen master to the sword master
