Buddhist classic Zen sayings

Enlightenment from the Buddhist classic Zen sayings is also a part of practice! Below I have collected Buddhist classic Zen sayings for you. I hope you can Be inspired by it!

Buddhist classic Zen sayings (1)

1. Others are always right, and I am always right Wrong, it’s less troublesome this way.

2. Only by facing reality can you transcend reality.

3. People who don’t know how to love themselves are incapable of loving others.

4. Learning Buddhism is just learning to be a human being.

5. When a righteous person practices evil dharma, the evil dharma is also righteous; when an evil person practices righteous dharma, the righteous dharma is also evil. Everything is created by the mind.

6 If the mind is driven by delusional thoughts, it will cause all kinds of suffering in the world. Just like a person in a forest of thorns, if he doesn't move, the pricks won't hurt him; if he can't bear to be delusional, he will always have the joy of silence. If you have a single thought, you will be stabbed by everything.

7 Wuwu does not practice good deeds, Tengteng does not do evil, is silent and stops seeing and hearing, and has a wandering mind without attachment.

8 There is snow on both sides of the reed flowers, and the river is full of autumn.

9 Realization is emptiness, enlightenment is not enlightenment, emptiness is also emptiness, there are clouds, great sadness, no tears, laughter, no sound, great enlightenment, no words, or it is said that it cannot be said or said

10 One flower, one world, A grass is a heaven, a leaf is a Tathagata, a sand is a bliss, a square is a pure land, a smile is a fate, and a thought is tranquility.

Buddhist classic Zen sayings (2)

1) But if you can have no intention, that is the ultimate. If you are not straightforward and have no intention, you will practice for many kalpas and eventually you will not achieve enlightenment.

2) Ordinary people take the environment, Taoists take the mind, and forgetfulness of the state of mind is the true method.

3) But for all dharmas, if you don’t see whether they exist or not, you can see dharmas.

4) Any thought that is far from the truth is just delusion.

5) If you want to have no realm, you should forget your mind. Forgetfulness of your mind means your realm is empty, and your realm is empty and your mind is gone.

6) As long as you understand your original mind, you don’t need to seek the Dharma.

7) A fool will not get rid of his troubles, but a wise man will not get rid of his troubles.

8) A Bodhisattva’s heart is like space, giving up everything, and not clinging to any merit he makes.

9) What cannot be said is a way of saying something.

10) Buddha is created by his own mind, so how can he seek it from words?

Buddhist classic Zen sayings (3)

1) If you don’t cling to yourself and don’t differentiate between dharma, you can tame your mind. If you can tame your mind, you can achieve enlightenment. Understand the dependent origin of all dharmas, and understand the emptiness of the dharma nature of dependent origin.

2) The most important thing in cultivating the Tao is cultivating the mind. If you can concentrate on the situation and avoid other things, it will be the supreme path to Bodhi.

3) If someone has the Dharma, it is because of the views of evil demons and heretics.

4) The mind does not blindly grasp the past, nor is it greedy for the future. It does not dwell in the present, and realizes that the three lifetimes are empty and peaceful.

5) There is no need to think about the past, whether it was good or bad. Thinking about it will be a hindrance. There is no need to care about the future, and it will be crazy to care about the future. There is no need to think about the things in front of you now, whether they are going smoothly or against you. If you pay attention, you will disturb everything. But everything is temporary, socializing according to circumstances, and naturally conforms to the principle of Tao.

6) The Buddha, in order to increase the arrogance of people, said that freedom from sexual immorality, anger and delusion is liberation. If there is no increase in conceit, the Buddha said that the nature of lust, anger and delusion is liberation.

7) Those who go against my will only need the word "forbearance".

8) Entering the world, leaving nothing behind.

9) In the realm of adversity and prosperity, there is no sign of emergence or destruction, and the name of pride can only be gained.

10) Follow the flow and recognize your nature, without joy or worry.

11) If you regard a quiet place as right and a noisy place as wrong, you will destroy the appearance of the world and seek the appearance of Buddha. Abandon birth and death and seek tranquility.

12) If you are able to rest your mind and think about it, you will be no different from Sakyamuni and Laozi.

13) When people from all over the world gather together, everyone learns but does nothing.

14) If the mind does not seek for anything, does not have delusional thoughts, and does not depend on all circumstances, then it is liberation from the toil in this house of fire.

15) It has no support, no residence, and no distinction with all realms. It clearly sees the Dharma Realm, which is vast and established. It understands the world and all Dharma, and is equal.

16) This matter is like the blue sky and the white sun, bright and pure, unchanging and unmoving, neither decreasing nor increasing, each of which is suitable for people's daily use. The head and head are clear, the objects are visible, what cannot be taken is not available, and what is left always exists, wandering without hindrance, and the emptiness is over.

17) Regardless of each other, they are all present everywhere and at any time. This is the original face of equality, independence, and fearlessness.

18) There is no birth when there is already birth, there is no birth when there is no birth, and there is no birth when there is no birth without birth.

19) If you live for a hundred years and cannot see the law of birth and death, it is better to live for one day and be able to see it.

20) Suffer a point of grievance, eliminate a point of karma, and gain a point of wisdom.

Let others take my head and cut off my job, let alone care about it.

Buddhist classic Zen sayings (4)

1) All phenomena are false names. They are originally non-existent and have no birth.

2) All dharma-appearances are originally conditioned, and the body of dharma that is conditioned is empty.

3) All sentient beings, without beginning, illusion and ignorance, are all established from the Tathagata and perfect enlightenment. Just like a flower in the void, it has a form based on the void. If the flower in the void disappears again, the void will not move.

4) Ignorance is nothing but the illusion of dependent origination in nature.

5) The origin and origin of all Tathagatas are based on the perfect and pure state of enlightenment. Only by permanently eradicating ignorance can one achieve the Buddha's path.

6) What is full illumination? When the previous thought has ceased and the subsequent thought has not yet arisen, when the mind is calm and clear, it is clear and clear. This is called illumination. Round means not exerting effort, not without exerting effort, neither sinking nor floating, just like the bright moon that is so round. This stillness without a single thought arises, extremely pure, and cool all over the body, which is its true appearance.

7) The self-nature is originally unborn, and the original unborn means that it is originally motionless. Emergence and death refers to ignorance, which means that there is no ignorance in the self-nature. It is said that ignorance exists because of false seeing.

8) All dharmas are incompatible with oneself and merge into one piece.

9) The Buddha’s wonderful path is straight forward, and it only points directly to the human heart. You must see your nature and become a Buddha. However, the source of this heart is originally quiet, clear and wonderful.

10) The Tao is originally wordless, because words reveal the Tao. If a person who truly embodies the Tao understands it in his heart, he will understand it from the beginning.

11) The key to inquiry is to be single-minded, not forceful, just stick to one’s duty, and have roots and feet that are exposed, so that one can clearly see the true face.

12) It is advisable to step back and study deeply when learning the Tao, but with life and death in mind, the truth of the world is impermanent. If the body is not strong for a long time, if it does not take a breath, it will be a different world.

13) A normal mind is the way, but if you just start thinking about being normal, you have already failed. This is the most subtle and difficult to deal with.

14) To realize the wonderful way of Buddha, it is best to go up to the root of Chile, forget about body and mind, and not fall into the plane state, but go straight down to excellence.

15) Understand the wonderful mind first, practice the practice without practice, and realize the realization without practice. There is no need to seek outside, just return to the light.

16) To get rid of the entanglement of illusion and break the nest of life and death, the first thing is to have a sharp and sharp weapon, and the second thing is to have a long-term and unyielding mind.

17) The wonderful way of Buddha can only be found in the fundamental nature of each person, which is the original pure and wonderful light, the mind of doing nothing and doing nothing.

18) The changes in life and death are also great. The monk's family sat down and cut off the head of the Buddha of Samurai Transformation. Without any knowledge or vision, he went straight down and fell off.

19) The great road is wide and there is nothing easy or difficult. A small view is doubtful, and it turns sharp and slow. If the great road is wide, it will be as vast as the void.

20) The Tao is inherently wordless, and the Dharma is inherently unborn. Without words, it appears that there is no Dharma, let alone a second head.

21) The key to the ultimate path lies in resting the mind. When the mind rests, all the conditions will cease and become too empty and clear.

22) Without knowing the original mind, seeking the supreme Buddha path is like cooking sand into rice.

23) Gu Gu said: If you don’t know the Buddha’s way, you will follow the name of the world, just like a dog chasing a piece of cake.

24) Gu Gu said: The Buddha's name enters the confused mind, and the confused mind has no choice but to become a Buddha.

25) The Dharma Realm has no boundaries, it is only one mind. One mind manifests the six mortals, and one mind manifests the Four Saints.

26) The Buddha is a Taoist without a mind.

27) If the mind does not move when encountering conditions, then all dharmas have no nature.

28) Gu Gude said: One mind is the nature of all dharmas, and all dharmas are the appearance of one mind.

29) The dharma bodies of all Buddhas are as clear and motionless as empty space. Therefore, they are filled with everything in order to be full. Therefore, empty means immeasurable, and immeasurable means empty.

30) There is no Yin and everything is empty, that is, the equal Dharma body. If you fully understand the origin, you will understand that the Dharma arises from the heart.

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