80 classic Zen quotations

There is a lot of tempering in life, which requires not only a friendly attitude, but also tough courage. In life, many small problems can be solved by smiling from another angle or forbearing a little. Mentality adjustment. Look at the world with a smile and the world will give you a good mood. The following are 80 Zen words I shared with readers, hoping to help you.

1, we all thought there were some things we couldn't let go. In fact, nothing can't be let go. Over time, when you look back on the past, you will find that those things you once thought you couldn't let go were just the springboard of that moment in life. All the sad, painful and inseparable things are just a transition in your life, allowing you to grow.

2, learn to appreciate the world, life is predestined, clearly understand your own vision and measurement, but also good at forgetting and weighing. In my dream years, I dreamed that I was in my body. What should I do when I put those pimples in my heart? Some things are missed and never seen again. Some people will be separated for life. The two most important words in this world are called tolerance.

If you want to work hard in this world, you don't need to escape from it. Realize that an action is like a lotus flower born naturally in the mud. Nowadays, it is difficult for people to work hard in silence, so they always tear a sentence in trouble. There is no trouble or bodhi between the lines, just like carrying a King Kong Wang Baojian and fighting a sword to travel around the world.

Some people just take ringing the bell as a common practice. A clock is a clock, and I am me. If you ring the bell like this, it won't be angry. Wu You regards Zhong as a Buddha and his own heart. Zhong and I are one, and Zhong is the natural expression of his voice, so when you ring the bell, it comes to life.

For example, if a person lives in a high-end hotel, there are all kinds of rich food and drinks in the room, and he thinks they are all free, so he can enjoy them as he pleases. However, when he left, he found that these enjoyment will be deducted from the deposit. Similarly, in a short life, people over-exploit resources, destroy nature, waste food at will, and feel at ease. However, when he died, he found that these luxuries would be deducted from his Faudri.

6, liberation, is the end of trouble.

7. There is a saying: "Love is not heavy, and you don't have children." In Buddhist terms, dancing means being able to endure all kinds of troubles and refusing to leave. It is a place where three evils and five interests meet. This sentence means that heavy feelings give birth to all kinds of desires. Because of this, people in Buddhism are called "sentient beings", and the Buddha treats the world with deep affection and does not hesitate to self-destruct all sentient beings.

8. The world needs peace, society needs harmony and people need peace.

9. Practice is to keep the light of wisdom forever, not to make it flicker.

10, the practice of great wisdom begins with Zen, and the Zen gate should be quiet and not noisy. All kinds of witticisms strive for the truth, but they never say anything when they lose Zen. -the value of the temple official.

1 1. The room is filled with layers of water mist, and the fragrance of tea is fresh in this small world. Inadvertently, it suddenly occurred to me that someone once asked me why you like autumn. Looking through the anthology spread out on the table, I think I have found the answer. The yellow autumn leaves in front of us and the faint autumn clouds are probably autumn like Zen, like cool thin's compassion, like an indulgent epiphany, which is very contradictory and too natural.

12, if you want to love the same knot, love is inseparable, then all parents and children in the world live next door, and so on are based on greed.

13. Spending your whole life on fame and fortune will not only put you in danger of fame and fortune, but will eventually have nothing. In life, keeping a carefree and comfortable heart, although seemingly unable to create any value for ourselves, can make us not feel empty when fame and fortune recede, open our hearts, see the origin of life and find practical happiness.

14. Indulge in regret, eloquence, depression and lethargy, attachment and indecision. You know, these five emotions are thieves. They stole your infinite wealth.

15, friends are people who live in your strengths and breathe with you. It is not that they can't see your shortcomings. It's just those shortcomings, like the cold wind outside, that won't come for a while, so I don't care. If one day, friends leave, it must be that their hearts are blown through by the cold wind, and you can't find any sunshine or temperature.

16, flattery is contrary to Tao, so be straightforward. Buddhist scriptures

17, why repair the heart? The Buddha made it very clear in the classic: if our hearts are good, what we say and do can become good; If our hearts are evil, everything we say and do will become evil. Whether our words and deeds are good or evil depends on our mentality. Similarly, whether we are happy or miserable is entirely determined by the good and evil in our hearts.

18, learning is difficult in talent, and it is difficult in ambition; It is not difficult to have ambitions, but it is difficult to have goods; It is not difficult to have goods, but it is difficult to have a vision. Only those who have super-square eyes and are not shrouded by the times can stand up to the eternal spirit. Stand up straight and you will succeed. If you succeed, you can use it.

19, we use words to educate, we will train some scholars, but we can't train Buddhists. Although I read many classics, I tried my best to read them without positive thinking, so I couldn't get legal benefits.

20. Be kind with one heart, be kind with one heart, be kind with one heart, become Zen with one heart, understand the way of nature and deeply understand the essence of goodness in life.

2 1, if you only know what you know now, you will gain something from your heart, and you will be inseparable from it. It's time to crawl away, but my heart is suffering.

22. If you are frustrated, thank God for tempering his will. The right and wrong in the world should be a teacher of self-education.

23. If you work hard, you will have happy results.

24. The light or darkness in the heart is not what the eyes know, but what the mind can know. The light of the heart is the real light. No matter how bright the light is outside, if the heart is dark, the whole world will be dark Even if the sun is hot outside and the heart is cold, the whole world will fall into the Siberian cold current. There is a road under your feet, but there is no road in your heart. It must be a dead end.

25. It is enough to have a bosom friend in life. Bosom friend, Amitabha. Only Amitabha knows me, so he is a bosom friend. Amitabha doesn't know me? Since Amitabha knows me, isn't he very happy and satisfied?

26, but see all beings pure victory, and not see them commit all kinds of crimes.

27. With kindness, you can feel the inner peace even if you shuttle through the noisy traffic. When the years gradually precipitate mottled colors, that kind of fragrance will always comfort people. Kindness makes people feel that the world is vast, the world is big, the future is bright, the heart is practical, safe and warm, and kindness is a harbor for people to dock.

28. "Things are not things in things" means using things without being subject to them. When the ancients said this sentence, they probably didn't think that the word "materialistic cross-flow" would become a reality for later generations. Material worship or material belief really makes many modern people lose their way.

29. Buddha is like a good doctor, dharma is like a panacea, and monks are like nurses. For patients, a good doctor, a panacea and a caregiver are indispensable. Therefore, whether it is the upper root, the middle root or the lower root, from the perspective of treating serious physical and mental diseases, the three treasures are indispensable.

30. Only when you have the courage to take responsibility can you have a chance to change.

3 1. A person who likes to take "I do it for your own good" as his mantra, his narcissism and arrogance will definitely force him to say something like this when you have a question: Look, what did I say at the beginning?

32. People only live in the present. Before you, the earth existed. After you, the earth still exists. In the vast world, people are just a speck of floating dust, which comes by chance and goes nowhere. To be a man in this world, we must do our duty well, and we don't have to ask about past lives or fantasize about the afterlife. There is no need to remember why you were born and why you died in this life.

33. Eliminate disasters first, and then teach others to eliminate disasters. If you don't divide yourself, you can teach him to divide. It's no use.

34. The ancients said: "The son wants to raise and not kiss." When our parents are still alive, why can't we raise and treat them as we did when we were born? There are many disobedient and unfilial children in this world. They are often regarded as a burden because their parents are too old to do things. Have you ever thought that when we were born, we were not only unable to do things, but also taught to crawl, walk, eat and wear by our parents? Our parents didn't give up raising us because we were useless, but why should we give up supporting our parents because we were useless?

35. Great compassion is convenient and skillful. "Hua Yan Jing" volume 50, Tathagata appeared.

36. The more famous feng shui masters look at feng shui, the more effective it is. Because the customers he serves are all high-end customers. Their good luck determines that their corresponding environment is not much different. What kind of people will live in what kind of room. This is also the truth that the ancients said that "the rich enjoy themselves".

37. Everyone has a long journey. Don't miss too much that has been lost. The road ahead is always waiting for you to fight. Life is a gift, so cherish every day and everything that life gives you. Because time has passed, you really can never start again!

38. People who love to get up early in the morning glow warm their hearts in the rising sun. Running on the road of hope, passion dispels the cool autumn; Bathed in the sunshine, the world is bright and brilliant. Thoughts are integrated with the sky, and faith is as good as an early bird. Qi Fei, your soul has never been so calm, and your spirit has never been so high. Good morning. She can make a small life become great in an instant and a coward in life become brave in an instant.

39. Everything in the world is like a passing cloud. Life is only a few decades, and joys and sorrows are also an instant experience. We exist, so we think; We think, so we doubt. We look for the reason of life in doubt, looking for it, but still confused.

40. Doing nothing every day is the consumer of life, and being active and diligent is the creator of life.

4 1, there is a proverb in Zen that "everything is born of the mind". In other words, there is nothing outside the heart. The world outside the heart is just the world reflected by the human heart, and the scenery everyone sees is illusory and fleeting. If people cling to everything in the world, there will be Qian Qian's endless torture and troubles; If people's hearts are destined, people will be free everywhere and always chic.

42. The truth lies not in listening more, but in being able to practice.

43. Some people only pay attention to personal life and death when practicing Zen, regardless of the life and death of all beings. This motive obviously belongs to Hinayana's motive.

44. There is a saying that thought determines behavior. Although people's psychological activities are obscure and invisible to others, they are the compass of behavior, and the creation of body and mouth is related to intention. Therefore, we should manage our own thoughts, think positively, and don't let evil thoughts climb up in our hearts.

45. If you read a mantra and don't escape, you should read it well. If your heart is scattered, if you run away from it, it will be fruitless.

46. Every minute counts. Another way to work is to have a rest.

47. Doing practical things means doing good things. Only by having the method and wisdom to do things can we really help others.

48. Selfishness, meanness and narrowness of human nature can also be completely found in ourselves: if we are happy, we get what we have. Who cares about the lives of others? I don't know that many people are suffering, how can they enjoy it alone? It's like taking a lit lamp to a dark room and making sure the whole room is bright. How can you just take what you want and not take anything else?

49, the heart meets fate, but the methods are asexual.

50. Sometimes silence can heal wounds and is the best wordless explanation. Sometimes it's a relief to giggle and let go of your troubles. Some things you don't say, it is better not to say, and some things you don't think about. If you think too much, you will be sad for a while. Sometimes sadness and despair are also an infinite wealth. As long as you change your mind, it can be comfortable to be bearish on everything. Everything has many sides, no matter which side you look at, you can get rid of it. This is the real Zen.

5 1, Dharma Body, Zhan Ran is as motionless as vanity, as vanity, so everywhere, so full of reason, so empty is boundless, infinite is empty.

52. There are many stories in life that we need to face, including those injuries and pains. The dust of these years is a kind of inner tempering. Even in the face of heavy pressure, we should understand it from the front. This is the truth of life, and it is just right. The most annoying thing is that we need to face it independently.

53. Indifference is an understanding and a release; Doing things in a down-to-earth manner is an experience and a precipitation. Walking lightly with the attitude of a stream and calming with the heart of a mountain, there are many things in this world that are not as good as you think, nor as bad as you think. As long as you are willing to work hard and pay, you will be able to get rid of the haze. For yourself, cherish yourself but not narcissism; For others, demanding but not demanding; Be devoted to feelings, but not infatuated.

54. Life is a field. What you plant is a causal cycle, and no one can escape. Life is a play, from which no one can escape. Pain is pain, pain, let you know yourself and see others clearly. If you lose, you lose. Stand up and pat the dust. How many people will care if you fall? How many things in the world, experienced, see clearly, the heart will be quiet.

55. Life is about believing in yourself. Believe that you are blessed, but don't deliberately have it; Believe that you are strong, but don't refuse tears; I believe there are good people in the world, but we should guard against bad people; Believe that money can bring happiness, but don't waste your life; Believe in sincerity, but don't accuse hypocrisy; Believe in success, but don't run away from failure; Believe in fate, but don't wait blindly.

56. Learn to be calm. The tranquility of orchids is as simple as a few green leaves, just one or several white' little flowers'. Accustomed to loneliness, I don't release my elegant and distant fragrance because no one appreciates it. A green, dust-free, easy to open and put. It is not willing to be mediocre, but to feel the happiness that has never been lacking in life. Away from the hustle and bustle, the morning bell in the empty valley does not ring from the ear, but from a forgotten corner in the deep heart. So is life. Life is like four seasons, the wind and dew flourish and wither, we should know the spring and autumn, watch the snow and enjoy the flowers, regardless of success or failure, honor or disgrace, we should face it calmly and live an elegant and beautiful life.

57. The human smile is the most basic human action. Let's always smile at all people and things. When we meet a new friend, a sincere and friendly smile will bring us closer. When others fail, an encouraging smile will bring him confidence; When confused, a hopeful smile will bring him a new direction. Smile, like a bud in bud. Sincere and kind, filled with refreshing fragrance in the smile.

58. Say goodbye to troubles and sadness, and let yourself live in the sunshine-the smiling face of sunshine and the mentality of sunshine. If there is a strong wind in the sky, then grow our perseverance in this hurricane; If it is raining heavily, then sing happily in the rainstorm and let the rain moisten our hearts; If it's snowing in the sky, let's dance with the snow in this white and silver world, and dance out the incomparable splendor of life. After the storm, the sky in Wan Li remains clear. Instead of struggling in troubles, it is better to wave goodbye freely, say goodbye to troubles and sadness, so that our smiling face in the sun remains the same and our sunshine mentality remains the same.

59. Speak appropriately in daily life and don't rush.

60. With a pious and contented heart and a healthy body, grasp the short life and precious time and write a different history for your life.

6 1, the function of sensory language is to enhance mutual understanding and let us know the truth. On this premise, if a person does not tell the truth, then language will lose its function, and we can neither understand each other nor know the truth. This is like a person saying that white is black and long is short, which is more terrible than ignorance.

What we really need is a happy and harmonious life, so only by cultivating a satisfied heart can we get happiness.

63. A thought of goodness, like a drop of water, can spread all over the ten dharma circles. A good trip, like a drop of water can wear a stone, can inspire everyone's heart.

64. Pain and happiness can't be cured. They will recur in life. But no matter what kind of adversity and pain we encounter, as long as you don't lose heart in yourself, stick to resisting fear and despair. When your mind becomes like a huge sky, the painful battle of the mind will come and go like a shaking white cloud at any time.

As ordinary people, we are always used to using our own methods to destroy and fight back all the people, things and things we don't like. Someone says something you don't like to hear, and you want him to disappear at once; If someone hurts you, immediately fight back more strongly. Revenge injustice like this will only hurt each other more and more. You can't control what you know you shouldn't do, but you can't stop it. This is terrible karma accumulated from the beginning.

66, the so-called words and deeds-the best education is to set an example. Whether a person becomes successful or not depends on how much you have paid and how much you have contributed to society.

67. All kinds of sufferings in life, such as birth, illness, death, resentment, separation, disappointment and sadness ... All kinds of physical and mental pains are universally recognized sufferings or pains, which are included in general sufferings.

68, the so-called "Buddha", in fact, is all living beings in accordance with the instructions of Buddhism to save themselves, since the enlightenment, self-control.

69. Buddha said: From all aspects, Buddha is famous.

70. There is bodhi in my heart, and the autumn mountain begins to enter the curtain outside the window.

7 1, what makes you strong is not persistence, but letting go; What can make you indifferent is not gain, but loss; It is not others' shoulders that can make you climb high, but inner knowledge; What can make you stand up is not humble struggle, but unyielding struggle; What can make you thoroughly remould oneself is not waiting for the end of your stay, but bravely saying goodbye to it; What you can pursue in your life is not a distant goal, but an immortal belief.

72. Q: "Why is the world so distressed?" Buddha said, "Because I don't know myself."

73. What you see is what you get.

74. Why are there so many regrets in the world? Buddha said: This is a whirling world with regrets and no regrets. No matter how much happiness I give you, I won't feel happy.

75. People who always distort the goodwill of others are hopeless.

76. A slacker is like a pestle. There are two things, one can't be done, and it's getting worse. If you can't stand on your own feet, you will lie down and get worse and worse. -"Mahayana Rite Six Paramitas"

77. It will be a blessing if you can spend a day in peace. How many people can't see tomorrow's sun today, how many people have become disabled today, how many people have lost their freedom today, and how many people have lost their homes today-people should be satisfied, and those who are satisfied are happy!

78. What you need is in your heart, but you can't pursue it!

79. Before I was born, I met you when I died and was burned to death.

80, three cars, Yu Yunhua, walking steadily, living like a family car. There are reasons for self-discipline, and there are good news in the dream world.