‘If you stop running after fleeting thoughts, you’ll be no different from the Buddha.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — The Unborn does not.
‘The unborn does not come within the realm of time.’
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Morning meditation — Buddha Goes Everywhere.
‘Buddha goes everywhere, roaming the kingdoms and talking with living beings, yet he never strays for a single thought from shining purity.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — You’re no Different.
‘Followers of the way, you’re no different from Shakyamuni. [The Buddha]’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — All I’m Talking About.
‘Followers of the way, all I’m talking about is medicine appropriate for curing specific ailments.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — Sooner or Later.
‘Don’t trust yourselves to a companion who is only a phantom and a dream. Sooner or later it’ll return to impermanence.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — What’s Genuine Insight?
Q: ‘What’s genuine insight?
Zen Master Rinzai: ‘Entering the realms of worldly and sacred, the tainted and pure, seeing them all as subject to change.’
Zen Master Rinzai
Morning meditation — Nothing More Precious.
‘Nothing is more precious than to be a follower of the way who has nothing further to seek.’
Zen Master Rinzai
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