Chan / Seon / Zen

Morning meditation — Let your Mind and Body.

‘The effect of zazen is to let your mind and body really listen to you.’

Katô Kôzan

‘When walking, naught but Ch’an; when sitting, naught but Ch’an.
Then body is at peace whether or not one talks or moves.’

Master Hsu Yun

‘Everyone originally possesses the Dharma-Seal of the Unborn; so why do you still search for it?’

Kusan Sumin

Buddhist film.

Just over two minutes.

‘Mind through endless kalpas without beginning, has never varied. It has never lived or died, appeared or disappeared, increased or decreased.’

Bodhidharma

‘If we don’t search for the root but grasp at appearances and search outside, we’ll become the laughing stock of the wise.’

Chinul Sunim

‘Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing.’

Dôgen Zenji

‘Accept criticism — those who try to burn space just tire themselves out! Listen, criticism is like nectar.’

Zen master Hsuan Chuen