A monk said to Joshu: ‘I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me.’
Joshu said, `Have you eaten breakfast?’
The monk said, `Yes, I have.’
`Then wash your bowls and put them away,’ said Joshu.
Zen Master Rinzai
A monk said to Joshu: ‘I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me.’
Joshu said, `Have you eaten breakfast?’
The monk said, `Yes, I have.’
`Then wash your bowls and put them away,’ said Joshu.
Zen Master Rinzai
‘It’s sometimes easy to confuse concentration for awareness.’
Buddhist meditation
‘It’s sometimes easy to confuse concentration for awareness.’
Buddhist meditation
‘Try not to set up stages for Awakening.
Meditate without waiting.’
Everyday Buddhist
‘Try not to set up stages for Awakening.
Meditate without waiting.’
Everyday Buddhist
‘Understanding life and death — free to come and go—free from fear of death. No need to look for worthiness it will arise of itself.’
Zen Master Rinzai
‘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
‘Do you want to know Manjusri? He is here right before your eyes functioning ceaselessly without change, This is the living Manjusri.’
Zen Master Rinzai