‘Buddha goes everywhere, roaming the kingdoms and talking with living beings, yet he never strays for a single thought from shining purity.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Chan / Seon / Zen
Morning meditation — Name and Form.
‘Not having attained enlightenment, however, a person holds onto name and form, praising himself and claiming his dharma to be the One Dharma.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — You’re no Different.
‘Followers of the way, you’re no different from Shakyamuni. [The Buddha]’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — The Paradox.
‘ The paradox of nonattachment is that when we don’t own anything, we will gain the world..’
Beopjeong Sunim
Morning meditation — All I’m Talking About.
‘Followers of the way, all I’m talking about is medicine appropriate for curing specific ailments.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — Sooner or Later.
‘Don’t trust yourselves to a companion who is only a phantom and a dream. Sooner or later it’ll return to impermanence.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning Meditation: Minimal Effort.
‘Those who understand the mind reach enlightenment with minimal effort.’
Bodhidharma
Morning meditation — What’s Genuine Insight?
Q: ‘What’s genuine insight?
Zen Master Rinzai: ‘Entering the realms of worldly and sacred, the tainted and pure, seeing them all as subject to change.’
Zen Master Rinzai
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