Til the water is clear

"Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?"
Lao Tse, Tao Te Ching

Buddha Eye

"Buddha eye sees Buddha.
Shit eye sees shit.
We see as we are."

Zen Master Dae Kwan

What are sutras?

"Sutras are not discourses to be understood,
but wisdom which needs to be made ours."

Zen Master Dae Kwang, Inka Speech

The old and the young

New things to learn

"New things for me to learn. Like, that near can actually be further than you ever imagined. That cold can mean hot. Nothing can mean something, something can mean nothing. Even words can mean nothing, and as soon as they're said or thought or written down, they can immediately mean the opposite of what they seem to say. There's magic on the borders where the opposites meet, and there's bloody war." Ali Smith, Like

Zen puzzle

"Zen is not a puzzle. It cannot be solved by wit.
It is spiritual food for those who want to learn what life is and what our mission is."
Nyogen Senzaki

Korean sunset