You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight

WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR LIVES, we generally pick out good aspects and bad ones. Then we criticize ourselves. Then we suffer.

Bodhi Mind is not one’s individual mind. It is universal Mind, and it is open to all beings. It is Mind with a capital M. It is the state of enlightenment.

There is nowhere to go. This is liberation. It’s very simple. Too simple. If you touch it, it’s gone. Freedom is very intimate. It’s like a secret in your heart.

We have to keep our eyes open, not only to take care of our own tasks but to see how we can help others.

“It is of no use to see my body, which is going to rot and fade away. Instead, consider this: if you see Dharma, you see me; if you see me, you see Dharma.”

Any time we try to explain life, it’s nothing but a painting. It’s just thought. Concepts. Utter abstractions. These things will never satisfy our hunger.

If you accept life and death without any conditions, your life will become supple instead of rigid.

The human world is not a terrible place. It is a pure place that manifests beauty.

In a way, the practice of giving is exactly the same as right view, because when you correctly understand human life, you will see that all beings are interconnected and interpenetrated with each other.