Live in love And do your work; Make amends of your sorrows; For just as…
Category: koan
In Zen Buddhism, enigmatic or paradoxical questions used by teachers to develop students’ intuition. Also refers to religious problems encountered in daily life.
The Journey
Do not feel overwhelmed by the length of this journey. All you ever need do…
River
You never step in the same river twice.
Beginner Mind
so the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner’s mind…. If you start…
Where can dust fall?
Neither is there Bodhi-tree, Nor yet a mirror bright; Since in reality all is void,…
The Search for the Bull
In the pasture of the world, I endlessly push aside the tall Grasses in search…
Staff and Sandals
Now cold, now warm; Staff and sandals Sometimes home, Sometimes out. – Chugan Engetsu
Gibbon
A lone gibbon howls on the ridge. What else do I cherish? – Cold Mountain