‘The sage Jittoku said in one of his gathas: ‘If you wish to know what is meant by the “non- originated,” do not let any threads hang in your mind.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Hakuin Zenji
Morning Meditation — Even when one is tramping along dark roads.
‘Even when one is tramping along dark roads,
Those roads are themselves the Lotus Land.
This is more than sufficient for rejoicing and praise.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — Supposing one is living the ‘forest’ life.
‘Supposing one is living the ‘forest’ life — if that person’s religious spirit is not minutely ordered and careful, and if his thoughts are not kept pure — in what way is that different from life in a house?’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — Many people make a show of possessing.
‘Many people make a show of possessing the heart which is searching for the Way, as if that were a sort of ornament to exhibit. Yet it is hard to find anyone who has truly made up his or her mind to carry on the spirit of meditation.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — If you are careless about little things.
‘If you are careless about little things, you will accomplish nothing. Every- body — Wake up!’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — The beginning of this buddha-knowledge.
‘The beginning of this buddha-knowledge is the discovery of the wondrous law of the one mind.’
Zen Master Hakuin
People think that the gift of the gab and being smart, are signs of wisdom, by Hakuin Zenji
The Buddhist world is now filled with people of their sort.
Morning Meditation — Nobody likes ordinary, commonplace things.
‘Nobody likes ordinary, commonplace things. And that is quite natural. A good medicine is bitter to the taste, but it wakes us up. It makes us open our eyes. And waking up spoils our dreams.’
Zen Master Hakuin
