“Spring night in winter. The door open to night air. A family walks by. A child laughs with glee. Night-Sit. I ponder an old phrase of Ikkyu's: The buddhadharma is also the Way of Tea. A bolt of lightning splits my brain open and I pour down into my own heart.”
Quote by Frank LaRue Owen
Work
The School of Soft Attention
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
You May Also Like
Source: The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo
“Profound love, respect, spirituality, superstition, pietism: the path to eminence.”
“In zazen we practice the oneness of reality.”
Source: Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master
Source: The Perfume of Silence
“Our encounter with the moment is also an encounter with Eternity.”
Source: The Wondrous Journey: Into the Depth of Our Being
Source: The Monastic Heart: 50 Simple Practices for a Contemplative and Fulfilling Life
Source: O Pintor Debaixo do Lava-Loiças
Source: Por la senda de las palabras