Ancient Zen Quotes and The Art of What Zen Truly Is
Zen is a walk through the garden....an effortless practice of being here now. It is one of the
most ancient practices to attaining enlightenment and reaching a
higher level of consciousness. It is the most simple and
effortless path to total liberation, that involves no-effort,
no-thought, and literally no-mind.
A Zen mind is not a dull, bored mind...it is quite the opposite.
It is so vigilantly focused in the NOW its sharper than a sharpest
razors edge. It is a mind that is free from worry, and is
present only to what experience, thought, and sensation that is
happening in the now. It is a mind that is full of awe and
wonder for this Universe as it sees the REAL world that is overflowing
with simplicity, joy and a profound happiness.
A Zen life finds an inner balance within every situation and person.
It is free from desires, yet still enjoys the experience of wanting
something. The Zen being is truly the master of his/her
existence, liberated from the mind and its perpetual grasping for
something.
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The following are random quotes
by Zen masters.
As you read each one, pay
attention to THAT which is completely here and now. This
ancient "Zen reading technique" will reveal to you the great
mystery of Enlightenment they
are all pointing towards. |
There is nothing lacking in you!
You are no different than a Buddha.
-Zen Master Tao-Hsin
Only by
accepting that the ego is a fabricated
illusion do we walk the Buddha's way. - Dogen
Enlightenment
is beyond concepts.
No one has ever attained it. -Ying-an
When
everything is seen as One, we return to the Source
and stay where we have always been.. -Seng-t'san
Here it is -
right now.
Start thinking about it and you miss it. -Huang-po
If you love
the sacred and despise the ordinary,
you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion - Linji
These last
quotes are from Bodhidharma,
the official "founder" of Zen.
Not thinking about anything is Zen.
Once you know this, walking, standing,
sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
Know that the
empty mind can see the Buddha...
Using the mind
to look for reality is delusion.
Not using the mind to look for reality is awareness.
Freeing oneself from the mind is total liberation.
When the mind
is the master, you live in a hell.
When you are the master of your mind,
you live in the land of the Buddhas.
Mind creates all delusion. Consciousness
penetrates the mind and transforms all delusion.
If you use the Mind to study Reality,
you won't understand Mind or Reality.
If you study Reality without using mind,
you'll understand both.
The Mind and the world are opposites,
and vision arises where they meet.
When your Mind doesn't stir inside,
the world doesn't arise outside.
When the world and the Mind are both transparent,
you have true vision. Such vision is the
understanding of the Buddha.
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