‘In one instant, as it is, is an infinite number of kalpas.
An infinite number of kalpas are at the same time this one instant.
If you see into this fact,
The True Self which is seeing has been seen into.’
Zen master Mumon
Chan / Seon / Zen
Morning Meditation — Patch-robed monks roam the world.
‘Patch-robed monks roam the world constantly emptying and expanding their minds.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Morning meditation — If you don’t become attached.
‘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 — The Perfect Way.
‘The Perfect Way is difficult only for those who pick and choose.’
Seng-ts’an
Morning Meditaton — Don’t be deluded by anyone.
‘Don’t be deluded by anyone, this is all I teach. If you want to make use of it, then use it right now without doubt or delay.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — Do not talk about the ‘Void’ all day.
‘Do not talk about the ‘Void’ all day without practicing it in the mind. One who does this may be likened to a self-styled king who is really a commoner. Prajna can never be attained in this way.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — An enlightened second thought makes one a Buddha.
‘A foolish passing thought makes one an ordinary man, while an enlightened second thought makes one a Buddha. A passing thought that clings to sense-objects is Klesa, while a second thought that frees one from attachment is Bodhi.’
Hui Neng
Morning meditation — If you do zazen, you get to see for yourself.
‘If you do zazen, you get to see for yourself that things just arise in your perception; where they begin and where they end you cannot know.’
Gien Inour Roshi
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