Zen tings
Words from the masters
Zen tings
Words from the masters
Now I understand that what is most critical is our objective for living. We must clarify and see without any doubt that living a truly human life is our highest value.
We always look for meaning outside of what we do. But the real meaning of anything we do, or anything we are, is not something imposed from outside. It’s not an explanation. The meaning is the thing itself.
Do what you do as well as you possibly can. That’s Buddhist morality.
Buddhism is about letting people know they do not need to follow any authority. If you think you need an authority figure, go somewhere else.

And as I continued to practice and to talk with other students of the buddha dharma, I found that many people share the conditioning that leads us to think that there’s something wrong with us. If we could only get, do, or be something more, then we would be all right. It’s so easy for us to get the idea that there’s something wrong with us. And
... See moreWe would rather call down war upon ourselves and others, wallowing in and grasping at our conceptual distinctions, than notice the ungraspable world of Wholeness and Totality that we’re already immersed in.