‘Patch-robed monks roam the world constantly emptying and expanding their minds.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Chan / Seon / Zen
Morning meditation — Even when living in the common world.
‘Even when living in the common world, if you don’t become attached to or imbued with worldly things, you can become your true self.’
Beopjeong Sunim
Morning meditation — When you hear me talk about the Void.
‘When you hear me talk about the Void, do not at once fall into the idea of vacuity. It is of the utmost importance that we should not fall into this idea, because when a man sits quietly and keeps his mind blank he will abide in a state of ‘‘Voidness of Indifference’’.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — But mere talking on food will not appease hunger.
‘Learned Audience, those who recite the word ‘Prajna’ the whole day long do not seem to know that Prajna is inherent in their own nature. But mere talking on food will not appease hunger, and this is exactly the case with these people.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — Our very nature is Buddha.
‘Our very nature is Buddha, and apart from this nature there is no other Buddha.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — You should know that so far as Buddha-nature is concerned.
‘You should know that so far as Buddha-nature is concerned, there is no difference between an enlightened man and an ignorant one. What makes the difference is that one realises it, while the other is ignorant of it.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — What remains when the striving ceases?
‘What remains when the striving ceases? This is not a question to be answered, but to be realised.’
Zen Master Niutou
Morning meditation — The Wisdom of Enlightenment is inherent in every one of us.
‘Learned Audience, the Wisdom of Enlightenment is inherent in every one of us. It is because of the delusion under which our mind works that we fail to realise it ourselves.’
Hui Neng
Buddhism now 