Classic ancient Zen sayings

Classic ancient Zen sayings

There are some things that we cannot control, so we have to control ourselves. The following are the classic ancient Zen sayings prepared by the Classic Quotations Network for everyone. I hope you like it! Classic ancient Zen sayings

1. The holy monk refers to the right conduct, the right conduct, the harmonious conduct, and the upright conduct. Salute as required, place palms together as required. Purify merits, purify all faith and give, and give all the benefits you deserve. ?Origined from: "Reciting the Sangha Sutra"

2. At the time of death, if not a single trace of ordinary divine emotion has been exhausted, and not even a single thought has been forgotten, then the five negative emotions of light and heavy will be gone.

3. Did you know that if the water is clear, there will be no fish? Beautiful jade still has hidden flaws! Only by being magnanimous and tolerant can you become a great asset.

4. I rinse my eyes with tears in my spare time. From this moment on, you are destined to be my unexplained marriage in my previous life.

5. Between good and evil thoughts.

6. When a righteous person practices evil dharma, the evil dharma is also righteous; when an evil person practices righteous dharma, the righteous dharma is also evil. Everything is created by the mind.

7. To forgive others is to leave space in your heart for recovery.

8. If you don’t realize your true nature, that is, Buddha is a living being. When you realize it in one thought, all living beings are Buddha, so all the minds are in your own mind. You should suddenly see the truth from your own heart.

9. Among millions of people, meet the person you meet; among millions of years, in the boundless wilderness of time, there is no step too early or one step too late, and you just happen to catch up. .

10. The Buddha said: A man who is a Taoist is like an ox carrying a heavy load, walking in deep mud, and is too tired to look around. Once you are out of the mud, you can rest. Ascetics should observe the passions more than the mud. If you recite the Tao straightly, you will avoid suffering.

11. Dealing with things is difficult, and dealing with people is even harder; dealing with people must be done perfectly and in accordance with the law. This is practice.

12. But there is no need to be deaf when it comes to things.

13. I don’t know what I am doing right now and what I am doing wrong. I will only know this when I finally die of old age. So, all I can do now is try my best to do everything well, and then wait to die of old age.

14. The Secret Treasure of the Flower Adornment, the Secret Essence of the Lotus, the essence of all Buddhas, and the guide for all Bodhisattva’s actions do not come from this. If you want to express it widely, you will never end the calamity. A wise person should know it.

15. People who practice Buddhism usually practice all good deeds and never seek the good results now or this blessing. If they practice blessings and are not willing to enjoy this blessing, when are they willing to enjoy it? Leave it until death. Enjoy forever. Why? When you are dying, you will not get sick, your mind will be clear, your mindfulness will be clear, and you can recite the Buddha's name clearly. This is a great blessing. Classic ancient Zen sayings

1. Those who have no mind in all places, that is, those who practice Bodhi, liberation, nirvana, cessation, meditation and even the six degrees, will all see the place of nature.

2. Tao, but with false names, guides all living beings. Before you know it, there are all kinds of difficulties. But after you know it, what difficulty will it have?

3. Buddha said: Forgetting does not mean that it has never existed. All freedom comes from choice, not deliberateness. It is better to let go. The more you let go, the more you feel you have.

4. May everyone be happy, peaceful and contented!

5. Fishing for the moon in the water is generally fruitless?

6. Everything has its origin and its end. If there is an end and a beginning, and if you know the sequence, you will be able to take the shortcut.

7. The promotion of tranquility Zen and life Zen is actually to observe quietly in daily life and work, and gradually gain concentration.

8. A piece of stone is a Buddha, and a Buddha is a piece of stone, which is nothing more than a piece of mind.

9. When the mind arises from thoughts and attachments, there will be troubles and disturbances in the world of emotions. If you use sharp roots to bravely move your body and mind straight down, and cultivate to the point where no thought arises, that is your true appearance.

10. Sometimes we have to calmly ask ourselves, what are we pursuing? What are we living for?

11. Label life as a dream, and those ordinary days will become Sublimated, dull time is dyed with gorgeous colors, turning stones into gold, that's it.

12. Complaining is like shooting oneself in the foot. It is of no benefit to others, is not good for oneself, and does not help anything.

13. Open your heart and treat others with tolerance and you will have the world. Remember, never come for profit, go for profit, look at life with a smile, and you will be the happiest person.

14. There is no Bodhi tree, and there is no stand for the mirror. There is nothing in the world, so how can it be stained with dust!

15. There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and my heart is happy with you. Xijun doesn’t know. Classic ancient Zen sayings

1. The night is slightly cooler, the lights are dim, the ambiguity is gone, and the music and songs are gentle.

2. Mind, always grasp the thoughts in your heart. How to make good use of your thoughts is really important! How to think in a single thought, the same thing has a positive and a negative. People say you should practice good deeds and do good deeds. Learn how to find positive words to praise the people around you.

3. If you can spend a day peacefully, it is a blessing. How many people today will not be able to see the sun tomorrow, how many people are disabled today, how many people have lost their freedom today, and how many people have their families broken up today.

4. The Buddha lay on the banks of the Ganges River, neither eating nor bathing, hoping to attain enlightenment through physical suffering. In the end, there is no result, and finally I understand that physical practice will still be trapped in the flesh, clinging to one thought, and also trapped in one thought.

5. If you suddenly realize that this mind is originally pure, has no worries, has no leakage of wisdom, and is inherently self-sufficient, this mind is the Buddha, and there is no difference after all.

6. Be able to distinguish between all phenomena and remain unmoved in the first meaning.

7. Every trauma is a kind of maturity.

8. When you use it with intention, it will be used without intention. If you use it without intention, it will be used without intention.

9. A thought is a seed. Our heart is like a garden, with all kinds of seeds sown in it. I will sow whatever I want, and I will get whatever I sow, or Overgrown with weeds, or filled with flowers.

10. The spirit of living is to hold one’s head high, to be independent in the cold winter, in the face of heavy snow, but to remain unmoving and heroic, is to sit in the study in the scorching summer and thunderstorms, with an unchanging face, and write. The leisurely tranquility of writing the book.

11. There is a Vajra Buddha in the body of all living beings, just like a sun wheel, with a perfect body and boundless vastness. It is only covered by five clouds, like the light in a bottle, unable to appear.

12. The sound of the Buddha's chants conveys blessings, and the mantras express feelings; blossoming lotus flowers decorate the lotus platform, and the chanting of Buddhist chants eliminates worries; the lamps of the heart illuminate the dark night, and the red torches ward off ignorance; may I May your blessings and wisdom increase, Tashi Delek! In the new year, I wish you good health, elimination of negative conditions, growth of favorable conditions, extensive reading and deep thinking, diligent practice of Buddhism, and good luck in the six seasons!

13 . If someone commits a serious crime, he will be deeply responsible for it. If he repented and did not commit any crime, he would be able to eradicate the root cause.

14. Who is stronger, the Zen master, the stomach or the feet? The disciple, the feet, the feet can move the stomach. Zen Master, if the stomach does not provide nutrition, can the feet move? Everything has its own merits, and there is no absolute answer.

15. A person cannot understand life, life is a punishment to him.

16. The butterfly admired the beautiful "halo" of the flame and threw itself into it, but fell into the oil basin of the oil lamp. If people blindly worship the so-called halo, they will fall like a butterfly.

17. Having money is hard, being without money is hard, being free is hard, and being busy is hard. Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t suffer? The less you can endure, the more painful you will feel. Why not treat suffering as training? ?

18. Find a peaceful place between heaven and earth, listen to the wind and rain, the language of the mountains, and the language of Zen. ;