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What is "less desire"? Not greedy for what you have not got, not tired of what you have got, is "less desire." Be satisfied with your harvest, no matter how big or small it is; No matter good times or bad times, you enjoy it, naturally feel comfortable physically and mentally and live a happy life. The following are 89 Zen sayings that I sorted out and recommended to you for reference only. Welcome to reading.

1. To be a good person, you need good health, good mouth, good thoughts and good behavior. To be a good person, you need to be free from fear, love and delusion. Being a good person needs to be flexible, flexible, and dare to love and hate. To be a good person, you need sincerity, self-cultivation and running the country. Being a good person needs to be tired, not tired, but willing. Emptiness is not boredom, but leisure.

We should take a philosophical attitude in the face of setbacks. Life is not smooth sailing, there are rough roads, and the road without rough roads is a dead end. There are twists and turns when there are good times, and the road without twists and turns is a turning back; If there is perfection, there is imperfection, and success without sharpening is imperfect; Where there is success, there are setbacks. Life without setbacks is resignation and decadence.

3, should be eager, have an extra knot, should be eager, and want nothing without desire. Dalagni Sutra of the Great Wade, Volume 5.

4, advise people not to lie, lies are like gold thread, once tied, they will earn more. Tell a lie, even if you use a hundred lies, it won't work out. A liar's life is destined to be spent lying and lying. Lies are like balloons blown to the extreme, which explode at the touch of a button and are hard to protect with painstaking efforts. If a person lives a lie all his life, his life will always be in fear, and he will be frightened out of my wits at the slightest sign.

5, life, everything is autumn, why bother to break down from overwork, how to cultivate a correct view of money? Buddha Festival: I didn't get a penny when I was born, and I didn't leave a penny when I died. You're worried. It's no use him having it. Without any support, it led to the end of your life. A "Buddha said Buddha's name twelve volumes"

6. There is a saying in "Ga 'a Agama": "Read the stationed at any time and be blessed as a response; Never lacking, life will always be rich. " If you do everything for others, you will get the highest position: if you don't think about it, you will gain more when you are happy. "It means that a person should always keep paying kindness, and finally he can be blessed.

7. If you are not afraid of hell, you are afraid of bias. People should be open and aboveboard, be honest in heart and behave correctly, so as to have a bright future.

8. True portrayal, the attraction of nature is endless, and a group of like-minded people will gather without publicity.

What you paid yesterday was yesterday. If you don't give today, don't expect to gain. Many meditators, adhering to this truth, work hard all day and live a poor life, plain, hardworking and pious.

10, the money robbery is a very bad karma. If it can reach the heart, a confessor, if it is a felony, will be destroyed.

1 1. If you want others to respect you, you must first be a good person.

12. If a person makes a mistake, if he can correct it in time, he can also make it a positive result.

13, what you read is your appearance, what you read is your inspiration, and what you read is your harvest. Reading is wonderful.

14, with power and status, healthy relatives, rich life, strong body, young and beautiful, knowledgeable, advanced technology and brilliant medicine. None of this can be the reason why we don't have to face death. Life is so short, life is extremely fragile, and there are many disasters all over the world, and we may die at any time and anywhere. Then why do you indulge in fame and fortune all your life and make some plans after the Millennium?

15, the world tells us all the time that it is often silent, but sometimes it is deeper than sound.

16, don't let yourself dwell on the past, let everything go to zero today, let's get ready and travel happily.

17, saying good things is like spitting lotus flowers; Speak ill like a poisonous snake.

18. To be a strong person, even if there is no sympathy from others, at least let your life live a generous demeanor. The Zen method of life lies in living a bright future in those pains and sorrows, which is a breakthrough and a brand-new one.

19, Qin Ying's practice of breaking the precepts is to help criminals with great compassion and put Bodhisattva in the net. Forty Hua Yan Volume 31

20. How can you go with the flow without communication? How can different streams share a house?

2 1, in life, you will find that even the best couples get along for a long time, there will be times of burnout.

22. Life is an endless sea, and man is a boat on the sea. When the sea is not calm, people always have joy and sadness. Those who despise difficulties and go forward bravely will also smile in the dark; It is dangerous for a painful person to do anything, even if he falls asleep, he will cry in his dreams.

23. Who has never been discouraged and disappointed in life? However, there is no despair in the world, only a desperate heart. No matter what the reality is, only through our own efforts to create results can we not waste our lives.

24. Sweep away greed, jealousy, delusion, three realms, five yin, twelve people and eighteen realms, so I say I am a real monk. Why? It's illegal to take a monk. Don't give up, don't think, don't fix it, so I really mean a monk. The book of great treasures. Fourth, be good at living in the Italian Emperor Club.

25. Two unrelated stones, each carved by years for thousands of years. A thousand years of vicissitudes, a thousand years of thunder quenching, a thousand years of silent waiting, and a thousand years of narcissism. What kind of strange fate makes two unrelated stones meet, show each other and appreciate each other's different coquettish? The same is true of many irrelevant people in the world, because one encounter makes a lifetime legend. Do anything, meet is fate, please cherish fate.

26. When you decide to be a good person and improve yourself, you will find that people around you will have higher demands on you and you will become more and more tired. Those hooligans will live without any pressure because others have no hope for them. Being asked is a kind of strength, trust and happiness! In the world of mortals, there is no one to pay attention to and restrain, which is the greatest sorrow. Comfort is temporary, but demanding and demanding are necessary for growth.

27. Buddhism is a precious thing, a priceless treasure, and the king of treasures in life. We can have no money and status in every bit of life, and even prefer to lose our lives and keep the dharma. Money is only a temporary friend, status is only a friend for half a lifetime, and life is only a friend in this life. Buddhism is not only the refuge of this life, but also the eternal master of the afterlife, and even the achievement of Buddhism.

28. Watching the mountains all day long, Laoshan buys mountains and buys poems; Mountain flowers are always in the mountains, and mountains and rivers are idle. -Wang Anshi

29. If you are often sad, your sadness will increase. If people like to sleep, they will have more sleep. If you are often troubled, you will be troubled. -Records of religious proverbs

30. Human nature in the world is pure, and everything is self-nature. If you want to do all evil, do evil; If you think about all the good things, you will do good things. So everything is self-nature. If you cling to external things, false thoughts are like dark clouds, and your self can't be clear.

3 1, we should always remember that helping others is helping ourselves.

32. If a person is sloppy, he or she will definitely not ask you to take a bath every day, nor will he or she ask you to rinse your mouth before kissing.

33. In the eyes of the Buddha, everything, things and people in the world are constantly changing and never stop. Everything comes and goes without an instant stop, which is exactly what Buddhism calls impermanence.

34, don't take all beings malignant, Jaken turbidity is difficult to adjust, so give up without repairing. I use the armor of Bodhisattva's great wish to save never back down. Don't be ungrateful to all sentient beings, give up bodhisattva and bodhi. Don't take all fools seriously and give up all truth and good roots. It is unbearable to get tired of the evils of all beings without counting the evils of all beings.

35. In fact, everyone's fate is fair and in their own hands. As the Buddha said, "others can help you for a while, but not for a lifetime." In this world, there is only one person who can really help you for a lifetime, and that person is yourself. "

36. Anger is like a barrel of high explosives hidden in the human body, which may cause great disaster at any time. It may be your own body, your own career, or even your noblest life.

37. What is the most valuable thing in the world? Gold? Jewelry? Meiyu? These things are very valuable in the eyes of the world, but can they be said to be valuable just because they are valuable? Obviously not. Generally speaking, we think that the most valuable things are often the least valuable, and the most valuable things have no price. Just as wisdom is absolutely priceless, this is also what the Buddha often said about inversion.

38. Although I know the Buddhist country, there are all beings in the air, and I often cultivate pure land and educate students.

39. If you have an umbrella, you can take shelter from the rain. You are really like a Buddha. Don't be fascinated. I want others to help me without an umbrella in rainy days, but I can't find my true self at ordinary times and want others to spend me. How can you be satisfied if you don't use your own treasure and think of others? Self-restraint, self-restraint, self-seeking, Zen master refused to borrow an umbrella. This is the great compassion of the Zen master.

40. Give up real power in name only, personnel disputes, stale friendship, failed love, broken marriage, unsuitable career, meaningless entertainment, bad mood, prejudice, bad habits, unnecessary busyness and pressure ... The boat of life should be light and life should be simple.

4 1. If you have your own treasure, why do you need to find the way to seek truth? If thousands of peaks turn around and mountains stop you, you will inevitably feel lost when you see the wrong road. It is important not to lose your nature at this time.

42. Paying attention to doctrine, discussing rationality and following the line is the so-called Gan Hui. The second time is similar to water control, and celebrities are confident. The second is the heart, which is justified, that is, the same wisdom as epiphany. You should know that you have an epiphany, so you should plant seeds first.

43. Since it has been handed over to Amitabha, it no longer belongs to me, but to the Buddha; As long as it belongs to the Buddha, is the work of the Buddha, is the son of the Buddha, everything is fine. We can only accept the gift of Buddha with great piety. How can you judge and criticize Buddha's works with your own likes and dislikes?

44. If you do one more good deed, just let go of one thing.

45. On the long road of life, we need to taste all kinds of tastes, experience all kinds of moods, and want nothing. This is a complete journey. Saltiness refers to firm belief, passionate feelings, intense pain, intoxicated obsession, biting loneliness and fanatical love; Simplicity refers to the freedom of relaxation, the life of appreciation, proper silence, careful care, gentle satisfaction and great mediocrity.

46. In minor crimes, students think a lot, set themselves up, fear and regret.

47. Zen doesn't care, it is intended to be smooth; Tao lost merit, and merit lost its purpose. Don't ask for what you want when you hear outside. Turn to the mechanism, handle Buddha pliers hammer. Where there is Buddha, it is the guest host, and where there is no Buddha, it is the wind. Calm, calm.

48. There are four kinds of "bad knowledge" in life attitude: "One is resentment inside, the other is knowledge outside; They are good at speaking in front of people and doing evil behind them; When the three are in a hurry, the front is sad and the back is happy. " These four factors are external kindness and internal resentment. "

49. In fact, sometimes there is only a little gap between success and failure, and most of the difficulties ahead have exhausted people. At this time, even a small obstacle may lead to all previous efforts being wasted. As long as we grit our teeth and stick to it, victory is just around the corner.

50. Add more true self, such as meditation and chanting Buddha. , is to accept my heart. Practice is mainly to get rid of one more false self and add one more true self.

5 1, "Caigen Tan" said: "If you think about it, you will avoid bows and arrows; Only when the dust is clean can the net be untied. " "If you are confused, you must remind me; When your mind is tense, you should let it go. "Otherwise, I am afraid that I will get rid of the coma and be disturbed again." When dealing with delusion, we should remember two words: one is "Don't forget" and the other is "Sorry". The most important thing is not to forget "knowing your own nature" and not to worry about "covering up, standing up and giving up" In this way, if you don't suppress it, don't run with it, and don't have any feelings of love and hate, you can feel a comfortable life.

52. It seems that the most beautiful scenery is only on the other side, and this side is only a transition, so we often ignore the scenery along the way. In fact, most of the scenery in life is on the road, living is for experience, and experience is practice. Maybe it's ordinary, trivial and long. Learn to be content!

53. All good practice methods point to getting rid of persistence. Finally, even all the practice methods should be abandoned, and don't be obsessed with teaching your master. If there is a way to stop worrying and get rid of obsession, it is the right way ... Only by stopping and looking deep into your heart can you find what the Buddha said, and you don't need to pursue it outside. You are bound to turn around and face your true colors, and then you can understand Buddhism.

Anyone can build a house made of wood or brick, but the Buddha said that kind of home is not our real home, it only belongs to us in name. Our real home is inner peace. The external and material home may be beautiful, but it is not calm and full of worries. It is a place that we will give up sooner or later, and it is also a place where we can't live permanently, so it doesn't really belong to us, it belongs to the world.

55. "God is waiting for people to regain their childhood in wisdom." -Tagore Philosopher has no worries, but the wise always enjoy themselves. Happiness begins with enlightenment, and the road to enlightenment is the road to happiness. Returning to simplicity and authenticity is the greatest happiness.

56. If you don't complain, it's not worth complaining. There are many things you don't like in this world. Complaining will only hurt you. Don't hate, don't hate, every society has injustice and resentment, which will make you lose tolerance.

57. In life, we are often troubled by bad relationships, but if we try to change ourselves first, maybe everything will change. You change yourself first, and the other person will change; If the other person changes, your mood will also change; When the mood changes, the words change; When words change, attitudes will change; When attitude changes, habits will change; When habits change, luck will change; When luck changes, life changes!

58. Time is like quicksand, flowing slowly at your fingertips.

59, in fact, happiness is around, calm as water, warm as spring! Happiness is in my heart, happy and contented, open-minded! Happiness is the joy brought by the improvement of life, or the satisfaction of realizing self-worth! In retrospect, there are so many explanations about happiness. ...

60. Fate is beautiful because of contentment. Don't be too dissatisfied with life: food is too salty or too light, clothes are beautiful or ugly, and the weather is too hot or too cold, which makes it easier to satisfy yourself. As long as you have a contented heart, you can find that perfect life in a very ordinary day.

6 1, another trip to the world, the past years and the past time, whether success or failure, have become the past. Don't be complacent about your success. Success is temporary and accidental. Take the road ahead with a cool head. Don't be discouraged if you fail. As long as you don't lose confidence, success belongs to you. In fact, everyone has a different understanding of success, but as long as we work hard and sweat for our goals, we don't have to regret it. Because in this process, we have accumulated experience, got exercise, and become a stepping stone to success in the future; This is our wealth and our success.

62. "Sing a song about wine, the geometry of life", and the long years pass silently through your fingers. When you wake up, all that remains may be a sigh. Life is too short to wait. In a limited life, why linger in loss and distress? Life is a heavy book, you need to study hard and understand it all your life. It's hard for us to understand the palm of our hand. The criss-crossing lines seem to be wordless God saying that all fate is in our own hands.

63. Whether it's yesterday's glory or the confusion at the crossroads, whether it's a smooth flight, or repeated setbacks and near despair, we must learn to forget and start a new life in this beginning season. Draw lessons from past successes, make persistent efforts and move towards a higher and better distance; Learn from past failures, get up from where you fell, take a realistic attitude and take more steady steps to realize your dreams.

64. No matter what others do, no matter how many people around us are accusing us, as long as we believe that what we have done is right, we should try our best to do Bodhi well.

65. In this world, there is no happiness, which is specially designed for us, and there is no pain, which is left to us. There are as many moods as there are in this world; There are as many kinds of heartache as there are misfortunes. Be kind to yourself, forget the past, forget the present, learn to let go of yourself and don't think too much about the future. Settle your mood, get rid of impetuousness and feel comfortable.

66. If you can be kind to anyone, there will naturally be good karma. If there are more good karma, everything will be good and auspicious. But this Buddha and Bodhisattva will not force you to find it, but ask you to practice on your own, so your success depends not on whether the Buddha and Bodhisattva help you or not, but on your persistence in practicing hard. Your heart is your own root, you are your Buddha and you are your ghost.

67. I didn't know until I grew up that the innocent heart and innocent smile when I was a child were so natural! How difficult it is to have such purity and innocence now!

68. All people have an innate view, which does not depend on the environment or the teaching of others, but is born with our bodies. In Buddhism, it is called "total self-nature". The so-called "born", that is, not influenced by parents or teachers, but born; The so-called "self-persistence" means clinging to my existence at all times.

69. If we don't learn to respect life, money will make our humanity worse and worse, and no matter what our family and friendship are, they will turn against each other.

70. Learning Buddhism begins with wishing and repentance. If you have a ashamed heart, you can motivate yourself to go up; Only with a repentant heart can we constantly renew ourselves.

7 1, you can move and forget, which is beneficial to water and clear the moon.

72. Buddha said: Learn to forgive and learn to let go. Learning to give up, learn to let go, and learn to forgive others is also a liberation for yourself. Only by forgiving and letting go can we move on with a better attitude. If we don't forgive others' mistakes, our hearts will be occupied by resentment, and eventually we will be hurt.

73. Everything is illusory. If you see something different, you will see the Tathagata.

74. The former sin is not extinguished, and then it is reborn. What is confession?

75, "Go to the other side of this right and have a look. Those who entered Jaken did not arrive. Shun is good at solving evil, seeing reason and being human. If you enter, you will be on the other side, and if you don't return, you will be on the other side. " -Shen Tao's Classic Notes on Vimalakīrti

76, with things, things can be things; If things are not things, then things are not things.

77. The way to get along with others lies in infinite tolerance.

78. How to make people no longer feel lonely inside? Buddha said: every heart is born lonely and incomplete. Most people spend their lives with this incompleteness, just because they meet the other half who can make it perfect, and they either neglect to miss it or lose the qualification to own it.

79. From no ego to no ego, that is the performance of Zen.

80. Zen master: Life is only three days. Live in the confusion of yesterday and wait for tomorrow. Only living today is the most practical. Today is this moment, every minute, when it is done, life will be wonderful.

8 1, those ugly and vulgar things that are usually unconsciously discovered by reason in the deep heart are enlightened; If you are emotionally disgusted, this is a wise sword to punish the devil.

82. The Zen poem "Half-window Songying and Half-window Moon": Half-window Songying and Half-window Moon, a futon and a monk, after sitting cross-legged in the middle of the night, the moth put out the Buddha lamp. -Shiwu Qinggong

83. The evil fool, because of his Jaken, despises the Arahant religion and Zunyi's venerable religion, and brings about self-destruction, such as getage grass, and the result is self-destruction.

84. Always observe the pure mind correctly, see clearly the cognitive function caused by sensory input, and see clearly that this heart gradually changes from happiness to greed, from greed to pain, and gradually forgets and disappears from pain.

85. It is always burning. Why is it funny? Why don't you seek the light when the darkness is shrouded? Look at this whitewash; Sores and wounds are a pile of bones, and the disease is thought-provoking and extremely persistent.

86. Living with a fool is like living with an enemy. Living with a smart person is as happy as a family. Sages, wise men, learned people, pious and holy people walk from kindness and wisdom, just as the moon walks from the stars.

87. Fear from relatives, fear from relatives; Honey, where is the horror? From greed to worry, from greed to fear; When you are free from greed, where is the horror?

88. Being able to submit to humiliation and remain unmoved is the highest asceticism. A person who harms others cannot be called a monk. People who are troubled by external constraints and cannot be free are not qualified to be called shamans.

89. Nothing is true, not because it is true. If it is true, it is not true. There are all kinds of hearts, all of which are raining, flowers are affectionate, and bodhi fruit is self-contained. This heart is pure and has no choice.