‘The ‘‘sermon of No Words’’ is a sermon not by exhortation, reasoning or threats but by example.’
Trevor Leggett
Trevor Leggett
Trevor Leggett (1914 – 2000), was one of the leading writers on Zen Buddhism in the West.
Morning meditation — People today are starving for spiritual practice.
‘People today are starving for spiritual practice. When they want to hear, even a few words will convey the dharma NO NEED TO SHOUT.’
Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation — Great Teacher Kobo, does not choose the brush.
‘There’s a saying about Kobo (ad800) whose calligraphy is regarded, even today, as amongst the greatest examples of this highly developed art: ‘‘This wonderful calligrapher does not choose his brush. Kobo Daishi, Great Teacher Kobo, does not choose the brush.’’’
Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation — When we can’t wait for other people to honour us.
‘When we can’t wait for other people to honour us, we tend to put robes of honour on ourselves.’
Trevor Leggett
Compassion is catching by Trevor Leggett.
I felt a sudden rush of something in my heart.
Morning meditation — Mindfulness in words.
‘Mindfulness in words — trying to make an internal commentary of what one is doing — is just a kind of illusion.’
Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation — Begin to experience the truth of the Unconditioned.
‘Through the practice of the Buddhist Path, one can begin to experience the truth of the Unconditioned, not as a philosophical idea, but as a living reality.’
Trevor Leggett
Morning meditation — Mindfulness is not thinking.
‘Mindfulness is not thinking, this is one of the reasons it is so powerful’
Trevor Leggett
