‘Bodhi has always existed;
No need to preserve it.
Vexation has never existed,
No need to eliminate it.’
Niutou Farong
Chan / Seon / Zen
Evening meditation — If the Way’s deep nature is misconceived.
‘If the Way’s deep nature is misconceived, striving for tranquillity is vain.’
Seng-ts’an
Morning meditation — When you do zazen for awhile.
‘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
Morning meditation — It is only because sentient beings mistakenly cling to having a mind.
‘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
Morning meditation — What is mind?
‘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
Morning meditation — The real function of zazen is.
‘The real function of zazen is not to rest the mind but to establish a base or foundation for it.’
Rindo Fujimoto Roshi
Morning meditation — Remain in the Buddha-mind.
‘Remain in the Buddha-mind. Then you’ll never stray, then you’ll be a living Buddha for all time.’
Bankei
How to Lose Yourself (Book Review). Plus A Zen Reflection on Wuxin from The Treatise on No-Mind.
I have included an extract from Bodhidharma’s work here, as it is less widely known.
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