ZEN SAYINGS BY ZENMASTERS
"To concentrate your mind on something is not the true purpose of Zen. The true purpose is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes."
-Master Shunryu Suzuki (1905-1971)
"Every little yielding anxiety is a step away from the natural heart of man."
-Japanese Proverb
"To float in totality, to have no technique, is to have all technique."
-Bruce Lee (1940-1973)
"One who is wide awake has no fear."
-Bodhidharma
"A perception, sudden as blinking, that subject and object are one, will lead to a deeply mysterious worldless understanding; and by this understanding will you awake to the truth of Zen."
-Master Huang-po (died 850)
"Free the six senses from obstruction, and your entire body and soul will glow."
-Morihei Ueshiba
"For years I forged my spirit through the study of swordsmanship,
Confronting every challenge steadfastly.
The walls surrounding me suddenly crumbled;
Like pure dew reflecting the world in crystal clarity,
total awakening has now come.
Using thought to analyze reality is illusion;
If preoccupied with victory and defeat all will be lost.
The secret of swordsmanship?
Lightning slashes the spring wind!"
-Yamoaka Tesshu (1836-1888)
