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Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
1w ago
‘We know that not to crave anything is indeed the way to the Truth.’
Bodhidharma ..read more
Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
2w ago
‘However, everything I’ve just said – the seeing of the difference between fact and opinion, the ability to simply see everything arising, one thing after another – is only the first step.’
Gien Inour Roshi ..read more
Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
3w ago
The sword which he holds in his right hand shows that he cuts off all illusionary ideas ..read more
Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
1M ago
‘Bodhi has always existed; No need to preserve it. Vexation has never existed, No need to eliminate it.’
Niutou Farong ..read more
Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
1M ago
‘If the Way’s deep nature is misconceived, striving for tranquillity is vain.’
Seng-ts’an ..read more
Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
1M ago
‘When you do zazen for awhile, you come to see that all there is is that little shadow of a perception which has nothing to do with your thoughts; and just being able to see that, you are brought to a point of freedom from suffering.’
Gien Inour Roshi ..read more
Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
1M ago
‘Knowing mind as no-mind, neither ill nor medicine. In confused times all matters, though troubling, are not different. Originally nothing 0to grasp, why then use remedies? Though magic shows exist, they're empty appearances.’
Zen Master Niutou ..read more
Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
1M ago
‘Q: What is mind? How can I put my mind at peace? A: You must neither postulate a mind, nor try to compel a state of peace. That is what is called peace. The Treatise on No-Mind.‘
Zen Master Niutou ..read more
Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
1M ago
‘The real function of zazen is not to rest the mind but to establish a base or foundation for it.’
Rindo Fujimoto Roshi ..read more
Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
1M ago
‘Remain in the Buddha-mind. Then you’ll never stray, then you’ll be a living Buddha for all time.’
Bankei ..read more