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Zazen Quotes

No matter how many years you sit doing zazen, you will never become anything special Picture Quote #1

The more you practice zazen, the more you will be able to accept something as your own, whatever it is Picture Quote #1

Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice; there is no other way of life than this way of life Picture Quote #1

When I’m writing a novel, which is what I like to write, I get up early, sit zazen, make a pot of green tea. I wear wrist cuffs to keep my wrists warm and minimize irritation from extended contact with the surface of my desk. I sit down and write Picture Quote #1

When you are practicing zazen, do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes into your mind, let it come in, and let it go out. It will not stay long. When you try to stop your thinking, it means you are bothered by it. Do not be bothered by anything. It appears as if something comes from outside your mind, but actually it is only the waves of your mind, and if you are not bothered by the waves, gradually they will become calmer and calmer Picture Quote #1

If you think you will get something from practicing zazen, already you are involved in impure practice Picture Quote #1

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Zazen practice and everyday activity are one thing. We call zazen everyday life, and everyday life zazen Picture Quote #1

In the zazen posture, your mind and body have, great power to accept things as they are, whether agreeable or disagreeable Picture Quote #1

Do not make this practice a source of pressure, compulsion, anxiety or pride. It is none of these. Zazen is simply a way to find your true home Picture Quote #1

It may look like we’re doing nothing when we sit zazen. But actually we are exposing ourselves to ourselves Picture Quote #1

So it is not a matter of whether it is possible to attain Buddhahood, or if it is possible to make a tile a jewel. But just to work, just to live in this world with this understanding is the most important point, and that is our practice. That is true zazen Picture Quote #1

By perfecting the practices of zazen and mindfulness, by learning patience and love and by realizing the essential emptiness of all phenomena, you will discover nirvana Picture Quote #1

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Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing Picture Quote #1

Zazen is better than a home. Zazen is a home that you can’t ever lose Picture Quote #1

Practicing zazen and mindfulness constantly and correctly, over a period of time, can bring strength and clarity to your finite mind and eventually give you access to your infinite mind Picture Quote #1

Put on the music, and listen. Zazen means to sit, to listen. You’re listening to enlightenment, to the universes, to the planes of mind Picture Quote #1

Be mindful of the passing of time, and engage yourself in zazen as though you are saving your head from fire Picture Quote #1

We stop the one who can’t cease from seeking things outside, and practice with our bodies with a posture that seeks absolutely nothing. This is zazen Picture Quote #1

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