Buddha-babble blocks the Way.
Ikkyu
Don’t search for truth Just stop having opinions…
Don’t search for truth. Just stop having opinions.
Seng-T’san
If you use your mind to try and…
If you use your mind to try and understand reality, you will understand neither your mind nor reality. If you try and understand reality without using your mind, you will understand both your mind and reality.
Bodhidharma
I’d love to give you something helpful but…
I’d love to give you something helpful, but in Zen we don’t have anything.
Ikkyu
Consider the trees that allow the birds to…
Consider the trees that allow the birds to perch and fly away without calling them to come or longing for them not to leave. If your heart can be like a tree you will be close to the Way.
Langya