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“The idea of Zen is to catch lie as it flows. There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. [...]. No wordy discussion is necessary, nor any explanation. I do not know why—and there is no need of explaining, but when the sun rises the whole world dances with joy and everybody's heart is filled with bliss. If Zen is at all conceivable, it must be taken hold of here.”
― An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
― An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
“It can mean a lot... to have someone really listen to you...”
― 夏目友人帳 23 [Natsume Yūjinchō 23]
― 夏目友人帳 23 [Natsume Yūjinchō 23]
“Copying is slavery. The letter must never be followed, only the spirit is to be grasped.
Higher affirmations live in the spirit. And where is the spirit? Seek it in your everyday experience, and therein lies abundance of proof for all you need.”
― An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Higher affirmations live in the spirit. And where is the spirit? Seek it in your everyday experience, and therein lies abundance of proof for all you need.”
― An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
“[W]e must remember that the finger pointing at the moon remains a finger and under no circumstances can it be changed into the moon itself. Danger always lurks where the intellect slyly creeps in and takes the index for the moon itself.”
― An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
― An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
“On days like today,
even if I see something that would
make a good picture,
I don't take it out of my pouch.
I take my time
as I walk...
here, between the sky above
and the earth
below...
Its rhythm follows
the pace of my
steps.
A song emerges from
my parted
lips.
As I look around at the world,
out from myself,
I continue walking.
But I carried on
my strange song and
dance
all the way home.
I never took out my camera.”
― ヨコハマ買い出し紀行 1 [Yokohama kaidashi kikō 1]
even if I see something that would
make a good picture,
I don't take it out of my pouch.
I take my time
as I walk...
here, between the sky above
and the earth
below...
Its rhythm follows
the pace of my
steps.
A song emerges from
my parted
lips.
As I look around at the world,
out from myself,
I continue walking.
But I carried on
my strange song and
dance
all the way home.
I never took out my camera.”
― ヨコハマ買い出し紀行 1 [Yokohama kaidashi kikō 1]
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