‘If you seek somewhere other than in your own mind for a Buddha having a tangible form, you are foolish.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Hakuin Zenji
Morning Meditation — If only you could hear the sound of snow falling.
‘If only you could hear the sound of snow falling late at night from the trees of the old temple in Shinoda!’
Tathagatagarbha Sutra
Morning Meditation — The Buddha, without expounding the dharma.
‘The Buddha, without expounding the dharma, is always hearing the sound of the dharma. Without bringing thoughts into his mind, he is all the time enlightening the whole universe.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — From time to time, whether standing or sitting, moving or resting.
‘From time to time, whether standing or sitting, moving or resting, test whether you have lost the right spirit or not. This is the way of the true discipline of the wise and holy ones of past and present.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — There are ‘four virtues’ of perpetual happiness.
‘There are ‘four virtues’ of perpetual happiness and purity. This is why it is said that the one who comes to meditate truly and correctly, must sit facing the innermost sanctuary of truth.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — In the Mahavairocana-abhisambodhi Sutra it says.
‘In the Mahavairocana-abhisambodhi Sutra (Dainichi Sutra) it says: ‘For the absolute truth one must know one’s own self.’ But no one today pays any attention to that.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — Whether one goes on or returns.
‘Whether one goes on or returns, there is no “elsewhere”. The very body he has is, indeed, Buddha.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Look at the image of Fudo, by Hakuin Zenji.
The sword which he holds in his right hand shows that he cuts off all illusionary ideas
