‘If the Way lies deep within the mind,
It is just as well not to go off to the mountains of Yoshino’
Zen Master Hakuin
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — With her [Kannon bodhisattva] eyes she hears the song of Spring.
‘With her [Kannon bodhisattva] eyes she hears the song of Spring; With her ears she sees the colouring of the mountain.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — There’s an old Zen saying.
There’s an old Zen saying; ‘Each time it’s presented, each time it’s new’.
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — Non-self is nothing other than the stopping of.
‘Non-self is nothing other than the stopping of one’s own painfully narrow thinking, and the preserving of natural truth, which is called the eye of the teaching.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — Make the universe your shrine room.
‘Make the universe your shrine room. Make this place your meditation mat.’
Zen Master Hakuin
Morning Meditation — The mind of one person.
‘The mind of one person is the mind of all people.’
Zen Master Hakuin
The Eighteen Great Enlightenments of Wonderful Joy, by Zen Master Hakuin
Everybody — Wake up!
Sound of One Hand
Just a few of the fantastic paintings and calligraphy by Zen Master Hakuin at the The Sound of One Hand Gallery, Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017. October 1, 2010–January 16, 2011
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