34 classic Zen quotations

"Zen Theory" Zen Master asked: Do you think a grain of gold or a pile of mud is better? The seeker replied, of course it is gold! The Zen master smiled and said, what if you were a seed? In fact, if you change your state of mind, you may be relieved! Below are 34 Zen quotations that I recommend for everyone. Welcome to read.

1. Having no boyfriend does not mean that you are a leftover woman. Having no girlfriend does not mean that you are a leftover man. In fact, others don’t understand. There are two different things between not being wanted and not being met. It’s not that many people are unwanted and have a lot of suitors, they just haven’t met the right person they like. So, don't worry, we are just walking on the road and looking forward to meeting you by chance.

2. We are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away. This encounter in the human world must be looked back at for at least five hundred years. Whether it is a good match or a bad meeting, and after this reincarnation has come, we will live forever. Lonely things are not as good as the glory in front of you. Let the past pass as soon as possible. Don’t be worried about the future. Don’t let go of all the present. Hold the candle every night for thirty-six thousand days. Those who know how to cherish are happy. They always feel grateful for the good things in life, so that their destiny can be really good. Being willing to forgive others' mistakes is the best way to cultivate wisdom and accumulate blessings. This time, if flowers bloom in the world, you only need to understand: Cherish fate. , Cherish time, and cherish blessings.

3. The Buddhist scriptures tell us that the focus of all methods of practice and the efforts made for practice is to eliminate worries, subdue one's own mind and get rid of self-centered thinking, and give full play to the inner power. Potential - love and wisdom. Only in this way will there be substantial progress in practice, and only then will practice play a significant role in achievement. No matter whether we are in adverse circumstances or favorable circumstances, as long as we have the correct perspective, everything in life will become an aid to the growth of spiritual practice.

4. Eat by yourself, keep yourself warm, dress yourself, and drink medicine by yourself. In the same way, you have to figure out your own cause and effect in order to escape from reincarnation; you have to eliminate your own sins and karma in order to transcend the three realms; you have to cut off your own troubles in order to gain liberation; you have to realize your own Buddha nature in order to achieve Buddhahood. .

5. Love is not great because of its passion, but it is sought after by the world because of its innocence and uniqueness.

6. It is not the result of seeing, hearing, and understanding, nor is it obtained by observing the precepts. It is also not the result of not seeing, hearing, or not observing the precepts. In this way, we should give up all we have, and we should also give up what we have, and do not take any dharmas. If we add this, we can achieve the Tao. "Atuo Jipo Sutra"

7. If you can't find a Feng Shui master, you can find a friend who is very lucky to help you read Feng Shui. Although he is not a professional, he will have good luck and good luck at the moment. Inspired by his own magnetic field, it is easy to find a good Feng Shui that is equal to his own energy and pleasing to his eyes. Just like when he goes out in spring and sees flowers blooming everywhere, the probability is extremely high. When a person's yang energy is strong, all he can see is spring and smiling faces, whereas when his yang energy is weak, he can only see ghosts!

8. True environmental protection is to love the mountains, the sea, and all living things.

9. There is dullness only after the splendor. Happiness is actually much simpler than we imagine. The problem is that if we don’t explore and experience all the complicated misfortunes, and don’t take all the falls that should be made. If we fall down and climb all the mountains, we will not be able to believe that there is happiness under the palm-sized tree shade at the foot of the mountain.

10. Buddhism is very particular about cherishing blessings and treasures. We cherish what we have and what we receive through alms, and will not throw it away easily. Many Buddhist masters highly advocate the concept of "one can be content with things and the heart will always be contented". They advocate using a contented heart to gain peace and tranquility.

11. The wisdom of unobstructed liberation is inseparable from the awareness of all dharmas as they really are; the awareness of all dharmas as they are is inseparable from the light of wisdom of no actions and unborn actions; the light of wisdom of no actions and unborn actions is inseparable from the wisdom of Zen, skillful decision-making and observation; the goodness of Zen Skillful decision-making, observation and wisdom, are inseparable from skillful and knowledgeable knowledge.

12. To respect life, you need to seize the time to benefit people.

13. There is no birth when there is already birth, there is no birth when there is no birth, and when there is no birth when there is birth, there is no birth.

14. Life is short. Compared with the vast history, all the gratitude and resentment in the world, fame and wealth are all short-lived. Blessings are hidden by misfortunes, and misfortunes are dependent on blessings. Prosperity and frustration are just a short moment in a person's life. Walk to a water-poor place and sit down to watch the clouds rise. Many things in ancient and modern times have been discussed and laughed at.

15. Master Yancan: Life requires detachment and confidence. If there are many people who understand, that is the courtesy of others. If there are few people who understand, it does not mean that life is lonely. With a calm attitude, To live a sincere life and tolerate the imperfections of life. No matter how many pains and difficulties we face, as long as we can still gather inner strength, this is the greatest respect for life and the best choice.

16. The Zen method of life is a kind of care and sharing, trust and balance in dealing with others. The Zen method of life often exists in a silent and invisible form, which comes from the depth of the heart and the understanding of life. Be polite and candid.

17. Sometimes the troubles in life are not the story itself, but your own stubbornness that hides the troubles, thereby prolonging the time of the troubles and aggravating the harm of the troubles. The road to life does not depend on your own personality and temper. , but to be able to find a way to resolve worries calmly. In the vast sea of ​​people, life is not a competition of pain, but life is about how to make the mentality brighter and how to start the journey with more confidence. @ Master Yan Shen

18. Life requires a kind of gentle rationality and good-natured tolerance to share the tears and pain of life. Don’t let those negative emotions interfere with life, confuse life, or even throw away After learning about life, we can face it with an appreciation of life instead of relying on hindsight.

19. Indifference does not mean that the mind is still. To be indifferent and clear-minded, to be tranquil and far-reaching, is to have a piece of truth and beauty. I really hope that many years later, when I have experienced the ups and downs of life and the ruthless baptism of time. You can still have the artistic conception of your heart being like still water, not being happy with things, not feeling sad about yourself, and still being able to find your own indifference and calmness.

20. Happiness is an attitude. It has no certain direction and no unchanging motto. It is in one's own feelings, one's own thoughts, and it is in everyone's heart. If you feel that life is beautiful, then you are happy; if you feel that you are happy, then you are also happy.

21. If the whole meaning of life is only defined as the pursuit of the glory of one's achievements, the prosperity of one's career, and the sake of honoring one's ancestors, the result will be that it is easy to deviate from the direction of life, forget the original intention of life, and forget the original purpose. With such enthusiasm, we have forgotten the cleanliness of being a human being, and have become more hostile to life and more hesitant and lost in life.

22. Giving money and things to others for vanity is unclean giving.

23. All obstacles, that is, the ultimate enlightenment, gaining and losing thoughts, are nothing but liberation, the attainment of Dharma and the destruction of Dharma, all of which are called Nirvana. Wisdom, ignorance, and enlightenment lead to Prajna. The Dharma achieved by Bodhisattvas and outsiders is also Bodhi. There is no difference between the realm of understanding and truth, the precepts, concentration, wisdom, lust, anger and delusion, all of which are the holy life. The land of all living beings has the same dharma nature, and the hells and heavenly palaces are all pure lands, with nature and without nature, and they all achieve the Buddha's path. All worries are finally liberated. The wisdom of the ocean of the Dharma Realm illuminates all appearances, just like space. This is called Tathagata, following the enlightened nature.

24. I stood up and looked around, and I should admit that I have never seen a more pleasing scenery than this. The surrounding fields were like endless gardens, the enclosed fields being forty feet square and connected like many flower beds. The fields were interspersed with trees, the woods covering one-eighth of an acre, the tallest of which, by my judgment, was seven feet. I looked at the city to my left. The whole city was like a scene drawn on a stage.

25. Of course, people must live happily in order to understand life. However, due to excessive self-awareness, people even develop a self-awareness of "I".

26. May everyone be happy, peaceful and contented!

27. The wooden stakes that tied the boat said to the boat: Ha! How about it? You lose your freedom. Xiaozhou: You also lost your freedom. Zen Master: Those who want to tie others down are themselves tied up.

28. If someone commits a serious crime, he will be deeply guilty of it; if he repented and did not commit any crime, he would be able to eradicate the root cause.

29. Today’s persistence will cause tomorrow’s regrets.

30. You use the form and emptiness to grab each other at the Tathagata Store, and the Tathagata Store becomes form and emptiness, all around the Dharma Realm.

31. Don’t get close to stupid people, associate with wise people, and respect the virtuous. This is the most auspicious - "Auspicious Sutra". Note: Don’t get close to fools, associate with wise people; respecting those with noble morals is the greatest auspiciousness.

32. Things in the world are divided into two parts. Where there is yin, there is yang. Where there is good there is evil, where there is benevolence and righteousness there is hypocrisy. You teach that you are claiming to be compassionate and want to destroy great evil and demons, but this is actually nonsense.

Just like yin and yang wax and wane, I only know that yin rises and yang wanes, or yang prevails and yin wanes. I have never heard of the saying that yin conquers yang and yang annihilates, and yang conquers yin and annihilates. To establish great benevolence and righteousness, there must be great hypocrisy. To establish great compassion, there must be great demons.

33. It is the most auspicious to give good character, help relatives and have flawless behavior.

34. People lose happiness in greed, lose health in busyness, lose trust in suspicion, lose friendship in care, lose clarity in obsession, lose tranquility in persistence, and lose in arrogance. Lose yourself and lose the scenery in the pursuit.