Sublime

—Charlotte Joko Beck, Nothing Special: Living Zen

One mark of a mature Zen student is a sense of groundedness.

To realize one’s true nature as no-self—a Buddha—is the fruit of zazen and the path of practice.

The goal of Zen is to awaken to life as it is, rather than stay in the comparative dream world of our ideas about it.

we’re expecting something (in this case Zen practice) to give us satisfaction and safety.

I am who I am right now. And that very state of being is the Buddha.

We attain wisdom not by creating ideals but by learning to see things clearly, as they are.

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind.