Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

A master who cannot bow to his disciple cannot bow to Buddha.

on an idea of human beings as a combination of spiritual and physical elements. They thought that the physical side of man bound the spiritual

When we forget ourselves, we actually are the true activity of the big existence, or reality itself. When we realize this fact, there is no problem whatsoever in this world, and we can enjoy our life without feeling any difficulties. The purpose of our practice is to be aware of this fact.

Then we can really learn something. The beginner’s mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless.

The big mind in which we must have confidence is not something which you can experience objectively. It is something which is always with you, always on your side. Your eyes are on your side, for you cannot see your eyes, and your eyes cannot see themselves. Eyes only see things outside, objective things. If you reflect on yourself, that self is no

Happiness is sorrow; sorrow is happiness. There is happiness in difficulty; difficulty in happiness. Even though the ways we feel are different, they are not really different; in essence they are the same. This is the true understanding transmitted from Buddha to us.

BREATHING “What we call ‘I’ is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.”

We are in the center of the world always, moment after moment. So we are completely dependent and independent.

The teaching or the rules should be changed according to the place, or according to the people who observe them, but the secret of this practice cannot be changed. It is always true.