95 classic Zen quotations

Bodhi, can't body, body has nothing to do with it; It doesn't matter if you can't learn; You can't have sex, even if it comes from sexual innocence. You can't get Frodo, you can't get many things, you can't get empty, you can't get many things. A "Huang Bai Duan Ji Zen Master Wan Ling Lu" The following are 95 quotations about Zen. Let's have a look.

1, be good, not good.

2. The mind is full of worldly distractions, and everyone has too many things to put down, so many people lose themselves and can't find the true meaning of life. In fact, the more I can't bear to watch what I like slip away from my hands, the more I can't really get it. Sometimes even if you try your best to get it, it's just a formality.

3. Be willing to laugh and gain friendship; Willing to tolerate, you get the atmosphere; Willing to be honest and get friends; Give up face and get reality; Give up debauchery and get health; Give up your reputation and get a happy life; Be generous and get a good name; If you are willing to give up some spirit, you may get some substance; Give up some substance, and you may get some spirit.

4, gradually found that life is a practice, while walking and understanding, while doing and cherishing. The innocence of childhood, the ignorance of teenagers, the ambition of teenagers and the vastness of middle age are all necessary processes in life, such as tea life, and moving forward next time. After boiling and tumbling, it is like the ups and downs of life, but it has left fragrance to the world. Being a man is like drinking tea. It is better to put aside your troubles and learn to treat life with an open mind.

We all have a big garden in our hearts. If we are willing to let others plant happiness here and let this happiness moisten ourselves, then the garden in our hearts will not be deserted. You are in trouble because you have forgotten your own nature, and you have set yourself endless fears and desires. Carefree is better than extravagant worries.

6, people, don't let the pressure of life crowd out happiness, no matter what happened yesterday, no matter how embarrassed, helpless and bitter you were yesterday, it has passed, will not come again, and cannot be changed. Let yesterday take away all the bitterness, all the tiredness and all the pain, but today, we should clear up our mood and start on our way again. Those who can surpass yesterday are Superman!

7. We grow old too fast, but we are too smart. Whether you realize it or not, life has been moving forward. There are many things that have become the past before you know how to cherish them; There are many people who have become old friends before you have time to pay attention. Whether you realize it or not, life has been moving forward. Life does not sell round-trip tickets, and what is lost will never happen again.

8. The mind does not follow the way of the past, nor is it greedy for the future, nor does it live in the present until the third world.

9. If you know, sunrise and sunset are also a kind of gathering, and flowers bloom and fall is also a kind of affection. ...

10 Whether it is meditation, enlightenment or life, it is the key to study or life. On the long road of life, if your steps are unstable. If their eyes can't understand, their ideals, ambitions and abilities will be of no help.

1 1. Only those who love can be happy.

12, anger is like a barrel of high explosives hidden in the human body, which may cause great disaster at any time. What can blow up is your body, your career and even your most precious life. Qi is born from the heart, and the heart is born with desire. It is because of too much desire that the world is unhappy! Therefore, we should never be slaves to emotions. We should strengthen self-moral cultivation, cultivate a good personality and maintain an optimistic spirit. Only in this way can we prevent problems before they happen!

13, there are four magic weapons: one is teaching, the other is reasoning, the third is acting, and the fourth is fruit.

14. Truth is a feasible way of life.

15. Life is beautiful after all. There are sunshine, rain and dew, white clouds and flowers. Sometimes I am unhappy. I built a wall in my heart. Take a poem and learn to laugh when the wind blows; Listening to the heart when the rain falls, let every day be as white as water, and there is a faint and clear joy flowing through my eyebrows; Let some people live in the precipitation of time and let go.

16, if you don't hurt all beings, you will break evil; To benefit all beings is to do good.

17, the most precious thing in life is life, and the most painful thing is disease, so pulling out pain begins with pulling out disease.

18, don't add evil to others, be independent. China's Handwriting in Buddhist Scriptures Volume 6

19, living in a box may not be our own choice, but we can make our own decisions and don't lock our minds in a box!

When people lament that life is short, the wax of their life is melting little by little. Whether we like it or not, accept it or not, the wax of life burns at its own speed. Instead of sitting and feeling, it is better to start from scratch, illuminate limited life with burning light and heat, cast infinite spirit and forge tenacious soul.

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22. Past prosperity. If the petals have withered in the autumn wind, they will disappear. Leave flowers and lingering fragrance. Smile at the flowers, sing to the wine, mourn the wind and play the evening breeze gently. Meditation, meditation, meditation. Life is like water, just bottom out; The sea of clouds is full of smoke.

23. The monk asked, "What is the general idea of Buddhism?" Teacher's Day: "Dragon Teng Hai, fish jump deep pool." -"International seats"

24. When we are doing things, we must not give up halfway and be opportunistic, which is very dangerous. Moreover, "take a step back, love an inch wider." If you can always be lenient with others, you can make way for everything and live happily and comfortably on the road of life!

25. All the Buddhist classics that explain Buddhism and Buddhism make people seek good fortune and avoid evil, understand the cause and effect of III, know the nature of Buddhism, be born and die in the sea, and live in the realm of bliss lotus. Readers need to be grateful, think hard, and be honest with each other, such as caring for the Buddha, so that they can have unlimited benefits and be amiable. If you are unbridled, study wantonly, stick to your own opinions and slander, you will commit a heinous crime and get endless retribution.

26. Grasping the present means grasping the future.

27, the inch is long and the foot is short, and there is a specialization in the art. He always holds the mentality of selling oil and thinks that there must be a teacher for three people everywhere.

28. If the Bodhisattvas live in the Bodhisattva's net precepts, it is convenient to do good deeds, for altruistic reasons, for all kinds of sexual crimes, less points, because of karma, no violation of the Bodhisattva precepts, and more merits. Buddhist precepts

29, the wheel has not turned, the earth is dark and long; The ancient mirror is the porch, and the sand world is naked. He is a real person when he sits still, but there is no place to breathe in his throat. If you lift it, it will be heaven and earth, and if you dial it, it will be melted. -"Quotations of Buddhist Zen Master in Wu Yuan"

We can't even get a law: the so-called truth doesn't hold true for eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, and all laws don't hold true. Why? If the nature is like this, the mind is not born, and all dharma can't be obtained, so the experience can't be obtained. If the past, the future and the present have nothing to gain and nothing to do, it means doing nothing. What do you call doing nothing? If it is new, if it is old and nothing can be done, it is nothing. It is because the past heart is not free, the present heart is not free, and the future heart is not free. He who has nothing to gain is for the sake of one-sided mind. The Book of Great Treasures, Volume III, Third Law Society

3 1, if you don't do it, you won't stop. If it's not fun, it's fun. If you want to operate privately and openly, look at the white bull in the public domain. -"Legal Performance Quoted from Zen Master"

32. If you really want to achieve something, you should calm down, be down-to-earth, get rid of the quick psychology and impatience. Specifically, you can refer to the following points: First, sort out emotions and control them. Don't be led by an impatient emotion, you should know the ins and outs of each emotion and then classify it, so as to precipitate your inner thoughts. Second, restrain your heart, don't be greedy everywhere and worry about what you can't get. Third, focus on the present. Don't think too much, try to pay attention to your breathing at the moment, follow its rhythm, and let your distractions gradually precipitate between breaths. Four, clear the most fundamental goal, make a plan, subdivide the steps, step by step, step by step to achieve the goal.

33. Life has three pillars: first, life health, second, spiritual belief, and third, material foundation.

34. Eighty-four thousand practices are all dharma dust, and the dust in the eyes can't be replaced by gold powder, because gold tablets are expensive, but they are also sick in the eyes. Although the law is good, it is better than nothing.

35. There is no one in this world who doesn't want happiness and happiness. In fact, they are all around us, as long as we can see the bright side of life. Buddha Day: "Buddha is in my heart." In the same way, happiness and happiness are also in people's hearts, which is the so-called "happiness comes from the heart."

36. On some occasions, you will go in high spirits, even with some curiosity and expectation in your heart. When I arrived, I found that the scenery was wrong, all the people and things were wrong, and even the smell around me was wrong. It's as if we were eager to get out of our mother's palace, but when we came to this world with blood, what we saw at first sight was not as beautiful as we thought. Although we tried to resist by crying, the door behind us was closed.

37. These eight sufferings are divided into three grades: the first is "bitterness", that is, ordinary bitterness. If you want something, you can't do it, you can't bear it and you can't hide it. Lovers are far apart and friends are narrow; The second is "bad bitterness", which means that you can't be satisfied with change, especially the transience of happiness and the deterioration of happiness. Happy endings always bring pain, happiness and pain can not be changed; The third is "suffering". Everything in the world is impermanent, and people just pursue eternity. The origin is doomed, but the desire is not extinguished. Beauty is always a flash in the pan If this law goes against practice, people will go further and further in the direction they deviate from, and they will not be able to get rid of the struggle.

38. It is a common problem for many small and medium-sized business owners to rush to the hospital. Illness is forced out, and so is disorderly medical treatment. On the whole, for a long time, most small and medium-sized enterprises have been left to fend for themselves, their policies are lagging behind, and banks are too poor to love the rich, which is extremely obvious to them. "Chinese medicine" can't count on it, so we have to turn to "folk doctors". The result of high cost is often not that the disease is cured by medicine, but that the disease is getting worse.

39. Positive happiness lies not in how much you have, but in having love.

40. Ordinary life is a kind of light life. Even if life is not vigorous and admired by future generations, people feel the sanctity and dignity of existence. Ordinary is by no means shallow, indulgent and mediocre, let alone enterprising. Life is ordinary. As long as you work hard, take responsibility and realize the value of your existence, ordinary people are attractive and noble.

4 1, impetuous comes from the mentality of being eager for success and greed to have everything at once. A person's desire is too great, and the thoughts in his heart will come one after another and cannot be calmed down. If you have more ideas, your mood will fluctuate greatly. The more ups and downs your mood will be, the less patience and meaningless you will be, and it will be difficult to achieve your goal.

42. In a stormy world, people's hearts are inevitably contaminated with all kinds of dust, so it is extremely important to bathe and wash their hearts consciously and timely. Goode said, "Make a Dojo in a lively venue." As long as you calm down and put aside your distractions, you can't be quiet!

43, intimate lover, do not need a talented person and a beautiful woman's family, do not need beauty, just ask for a bosom friend, a pity, a companion, just ask for a sincere heart, just ask for a lifetime, just ask for a long time, thousands of miles * * * Zen Juan. A close lover is lucky, not fatalistic.

44. For example, parents feel sorry for their children and often want to make them happy. Wang Yiying 'er, the servant of all sentient beings in all countries and cities, should give and receive according to what the Buddhas said.

45, the living peace of mind, the dead can be peaceful.

46. Spreading Buddhism is the last word, and saving all beings is the last word. Everything is to spread Buddhism and save all sentient beings, and everything is to spread Buddhism and make way for living.

47. This shore and other meridians are the eyes of all Buddhas. All Buddhas have five eyes, and all Buddhas have three bodies, which are born from the side.

48. It's not easy to stick to your duties. There are ups and downs of feelings and rational and calm thinking. It is deep, soothing, gentle and firm.

49,] Don't go with the flow, it is wise to read sentient beings; If the outside world does not move with the environment, the environment will be illusory and empty. Intelligent air transport is the real Buddhist meditation.

50. If you want to be loved, you must love first; If you expect to be cared for, you must care for others first; If you want others to be nice to you, you must be nice to others first. This is a secret recipe, which is guaranteed to be effective and applicable to any situation.

5 1. Being rich but not greedy is a kind of charity, keeping precepts and not touching dust, enduring humiliation and not hating, being tired and unremitting is a kind of diligence, thinking without chaos is a kind of meditation and obviously a kind of wisdom.

52. What is a cloud? This means that there is no difference between thoughts and images. ..... What is a cloud? This means that SiWenXiu will think about all kinds of laws.

53. The human heart is connected, the truth is connected, and the Buddha is connected. If you have a real understanding of Buddhism, it will naturally touch people; If it is only fame and wealth, but only knowledge, the listener will only feel tired and will not be moved.

54. Every change of heart is a good opportunity for happiness. If you look at the world from another angle, the world will be infinitely lenient: if you look at people and things from another standpoint, they will be safe.

55. When people are sick, the dust will be reduced, and when people die, they will think about life.

56, such as Dashishan, four winds does not move, color, sound, taste, touch, the likes and dislikes of the law. Six people often get along and can't move their hearts. Inner forever strong, Dharma gives birth to life and death. Za Agama, Volume 9, Book 240.

57. How broad your vision is, how profound your thoughts are. The world has its own advantages that you don't have. Broaden your horizons, there will be more teachers and more enlightenment. A person's achievement needs a lot of people's efforts. If you keep learning attitude and constantly expand the outside world, your conduct, virtue and style will be improved in a subtle way. Humility is the greatest confidence, and humility is the highest virtue.

58. The people you really see are not real, let alone illusory. So what? What you can see is not limited by the body, but by the eyes. And this discerning person saw everything. There is no other learning method in Vimalakīrti Jing.

59. "Caigen Tan" said: "When you think about it, you will avoid bows and ghost 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.

60. Tongue can taste sweet and bitter, which means it is healthy. Life has many flavors, you have to taste them.

6 1, when I wake up and open my eyes every day, I first see others, foreign objects and the outside world, but I can't see myself. It is easy for us to see the outside world clearly, but it is easier to lose ourselves. When you give yourself a little meditation every day, talk to yourself, talk to yourself and feel your heart, so that you can see yourself. Seeing yourself every day is like a pair of tacit soul mates. A warm and smiling look makes each other full of strength.

62. Greedy people think that as long as they find a backer, they can be stable all their lives. Take impermanence as constancy, constancy as constancy, unreliability as reliability, and look at the world upside down. Relying on people is the stupidest idea. Mountains and seas may collapse and dry up, not to mention short-lived people.

63. Human life is in the breathing room; Man's happiness lies in Zen.

64. The enlightenment of Buddhism is a kind of reflection and awakening. Where does the heart care, where does the heart stay, and where are the obstacles? Live an inner observation, observe your inner self, let go of those inner burdens, heal if there is pain, heal if there is injury, get up when you fall, live the vitality of life with the power of life, and be the master of fate.

65. Master Henghui: Many times, we are not short of methods. What we lack is the determination and courage to go forward bravely. Don't be timid from the beginning, don't hesitate when things are going on. It's normal to encounter some hardships and bumps. Be stronger, more patient and more enterprising. Anything is possible.

66. It is not easier to live than to die. It takes courage to live. When you are alive, you should face up to your injuries and stop wasting your life with pain as an excuse. Everything is from the heart, take back the hand that stretched out in the air knowing that you can't catch anything. Down-to-earth, seriously face the present life, cherish and respect your own life. Only by loving yourself can we love others, the world and life.

67, people are good, although the blessing has not arrived, the disaster is far away; Man-made disaster, although the disaster has not arrived, the blessing is far away; People who do good deeds are like grass in the spring garden. If they don't see its advantages, they will give something every day. People who do evil are like grindstones. If they can't see the damage, they will lose money every day.

68. All the way to the world of mortals, I just want to be a lotus flower, not for anyone, not for anyone, letting the world fall into the dust, guarding my one-inch time, walking in the ink painting room of Yunshan, lowering my eyebrows, crossing the world of mortals like water, and attracting the breeze.

69. Life is like a flower. When it blooms, it will wither. Since life is the most precious thing in the world, how should we spend it? Happiness is a lifetime, and so is pain. Why don't we live happier?

70. Unhappiness and misunderstanding with others in life, misfortune and sadness in life ... make all troubles disappear with the tide when the tide is high; Every help from others should be carefully remembered, and the gratitude in your heart and the happy friendship between you should be carved on a stone, making it as immortal as a stone.

7 1, living in the eyes of others is the saddest thing in the world.

72. People who have never lost will often lose in the end; People who have never fallen often fail to get up when they fall; People who have never experienced hunger and cold, poverty will often become your destination; People who have not worked hard often come and go quickly. What you despise will eventually be valued by you; If you concentrate on one direction, you will go further than others. Flowers, often at night; Endeavour, often in loneliness; Success or failure is often on the road.

Since some things must be done, let's take what we have done as a spiritual lesson.

74. The north wind and the south wind compete to see who can blow off a person's coat. The north wind strikes first, and the wind blows hard. The man felt cold, but he wrapped his coat tighter. The south wind blows slowly, and the sun shines suddenly. The man was warm all over, so he took off his coat. Good words are like the south wind, and rude words are like the north wind.

75. The feeling of happiness and the happy situation in life are short-lived and eternal, and will change sooner or later. When it changes, it produces pain, distress and unhappiness; This change is contained in the pain of change.

76. The root of all evil laws is ignorance and Jaken.

77. The biggest law in the world is the law of nature, while the law of man is actually the smallest.

78. If you have accumulated a lot of experience of falling, you are not afraid of falling; Even if you fall, you will be safe and sound.

79. All sentient beings have the wisdom and virtue of Tathagata, but they can't prove it because of delusion and persistence.

80. The baby's fat face is not thin, but it is not annoying, just right. Smile overflow, full, vivid, coquetry, almost a little sad, but really good.

8 1, Buddha said: Persistence, like tears, is the breaking, breaking and flying away of the heart.

82. "Reason is fun and reason is broad. Sex is legal and thoughts are profound. If you are poor in reason, do it. " In this classic, meaning, interest and body are all poor, so let's borrow the words of "divination" in Zhouyi. -Cheng Guan's Hua Yan Jing Shu

83. Even if you are the worst mother in the world, even if you are a formidable drug addict in the eyes of the world, mom, I still love you so much. If possible, I am willing to give up everything I have in exchange for the integrity of my family. The world is nothing, we live in each other's hearts. She lives in my heart, but I have no place to live!

84. In the face of illness and death, how do Buddhist learners face it with a normal heart and spirit? It doesn't mean that you can't jump into mid-air and stay away from all the karma in the world. The Buddha did not escape the karma, but how he got there. To this end, the Buddha left the palace to seek truth and nature beyond all life and death. No matter how he appears physically, his heart will not be affected, and he will not have anxiety and constant pain.

85. People who praise us and praise us are not masters; Those who scold us, whether right or not, are the real masters. When you inspire us, you are achieving us. Humiliate paramita, don't say I want to be humiliated, and don't say I feel humiliated or depressed. It matters, but I have no feeling about the situation. This is called humiliation. If someone scolds you, you don't think they are scolding you.

86. Be a man, relax your mind, don't waste time with people who are not as good as yourself, don't make friends with people who never know how to reflect on themselves, and don't associate with people who are worthless, otherwise you will regret it all your life!

87. The biggest regret in life is that you mistakenly insisted on what you shouldn't have insisted on and easily gave up what you shouldn't have given up. Everyone has his own ideals and goals. Maybe one day I can become a teacher, maybe one day I can realize my ideal and achieve my goal! Life goes on, don't forget to treat every day with a smile, and don't forget to cherish the rest of every day!

88. Kindness is the accumulation of children and blessings. Let's see how many unreasonable sages there are; Tolerance is boundless luck and boundless luck. See where there are intolerant gentlemen.

89. When there is no delusion, concentrate on being a Buddhist country; When you are paranoid, one thought is hell.

90. Si Tong: Should I find someone I love or someone who loves me as my wife? Buddha: The answer is in your heart. Is it the person you love, or the person who loves you, who can make you feel that your life is full and make you stand up and go forward bravely?

9 1, it is difficult to live humanely, it is difficult to live to the end of life, it is difficult to hear Buddhism, and it is difficult to meet Buddhism. Don't do all evil, do all good, and adjust your mentality. This is Buddhism.

92. The more desires a person has, the narrower his mind will be. The less he desires, the broader his mind will be. People's mentality, more desire is busy, less desire is idle. People's minds and desires are too risky and too few are dull. A person's heart is full of desire, but he is timid, he just lacks desire.

93. You can keep your word, but you can't talk empty words. Hypocrisy without honesty will be rejected by the wise. -"French Sentences". Note: Don't talk empty words if you can't do it. Hypocrisy and dishonesty are exactly what smart people despise.

94. If you don't practice, you just want to be outside and hope to be blessed, and there is nothing to do.

95. Ten evil enemies. Ten good friends. Calm the nerves and gain enlightenment. They are all good students. Good is a big armor. Not afraid of swords. Okay, it's a big ship. You can measure water. A man who can keep his promise. Indoor safety. Blessing is natural. From excellent to excellent. Non-god gives also. Now reply to the unbelievers. From the back to the plot.