The tighter you squeeze,
the less you have.
The best leaders of all, the people know
not they exist. They turn to each
other and say We did it ourselves.
The mind that does not
understand is the Buddha.
There is no other.
?Ma-Tsu
You cannot describe it or
draw it. You cannot praise
it enough or perceive it.
No place can be found in which
to put the Original Face;
it will not disappear even when
the universe is destroyed.
?Mumon
Learning Zen is a phenomenon
of gold and dung. Before you
understand it, it's like gold; after
you understand it, it's like dung.
?Zen Saying
No thought, no reflection, no
analysis, no cultivation, no
intention; let it settle itself.
?Tilopa
When you pass through,
no one can pin you down,
no one can call you back.
?Ying-An
There are no mundane things
outside of Buddhism, and there
is no Buddhism
outside of mundane things.
?Yuan-Wu
The only Zen you find on
the tops of mountains is the
Zen you bring up there.
?Robert M. Pirsig
Man stands in his own shadow
and wonders why it's dark.
?Zen Proverb
Sit quietly, doing nothing,
spring comes, and
the grass grows by itself.
?Zen Proverb
