Zen opens a man's eyes to the greatest mystery as
it is daily and hourly performed; it enlarges the
heart to embrace eternity of time and infinity of
space in its every palpitation; it makes us live
in the world as if walking in the garden of Eden
- D. T. Suzuki
Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung.
Before you understand it, it's like gold; after
you understand it, it's like dung.
- Zen master
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled.
The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over
and let the beautiful stuff out.
- Ray Bradbury
One moon shows in every pool; in every pool, the
one moon.
- Zen Forest Saying
The world is like a mirror, you see? Smile, and
your friends smile back.
- Japanese Zen saying
So an ancient once said, "Accept the anxieties and
difficulties of this life". Don't expect your
practice to be clear of obstacles. Without
hindrances the mind that seeks enlightenment may
be burnt out. So an ancient once said, "Attain
deliverance in disturbances".
- Zen Master Kyong Ho
[ 1849-1912]
A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.
- Francoise Rene Auguste Chateaubriand
If you understand, things are just as they are; if
you do not understand, things are just as they
are.
- Zen proverb
The obstacle is the path.
- Zen Proverb