Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
Zen Proverb Quotes
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Zen Proverb Quotes
“Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.”
Source: Chuang tsu: Inner chapters
“Zen phrase says The instant you speak about a thing you miss the mark.”
Source: Chuan Tsu: Inner Chapters
“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”
“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.”
“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.”
“In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few.”
Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.”
“The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.”
“Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.”
Source: Become what You are
“I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.”
Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Source: Chuang tsu: Inner chapters
“If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”
“Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.”
Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
“If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?”
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.”
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.”
“The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.”
“What is the sound of one hand?”
Source: The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin: A Translation of the Sokko-roku Kaien-fusetsu
“No thought, no reflection, no analysis, no cultivation, no intention; let it settle itself.”
“A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.”
“The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences.”
Source: Hsin Hsin Ming: Verses on the Faith Mind