People should not excessively regret, be nostalgic, or even redeem the things that have been lost. Don’t do this. Let the "past" remain as a beautiful memory deep in your memory. ! Below are 80 Zen quotes that I carefully compiled. Come and take a look.
1. Even though the flowers are nameless, they can bloom into a stunning scenery; even though the grass is humble, they can still create lush greenery. Be calm when you gain, be calm when you lose, let nature take its course, and strive for the inevitable. Calm in time, grow old in time. In life, just let nature take its course, and you will be at peace and naturally happy. In life, you need to constantly dust off your soul, self-reflection, self-enlightenment, and self-respect.
2. Having experienced the joys and sorrows of life, and having seen the dream-like splendor of the world, I know that the glory that I have in mind will eventually return to dullness, and all the prosperity will eventually turn into clouds, and my heart will be in one Stroll in calmness and tranquility, and feel the ultimate beauty of life in a tranquil and leisurely way.
3. Being a good person means having a correct life goal and ideal, and having a great will. This is where the motivation and value of life come from.
4. Only by having independent thoughts can you have an independent personality. Admiration for morality, reverence for heaven and earth, and compassion for all living beings are the source of independent thoughts.
5. Boil a pot of cloud water to create a Zen mind, and taste a cup of water that is like fleeting time.
6. Question: "If everyone leaves the evil person, who will the evil person look to to save him and return to the right path?" Answer: "This type of Bodhisattva is not a Bodhisattva. He has correct knowledge and views but does not have correct knowledge and views." The Bodhisattva has great compassion and saves all evil people. Even if he has correct knowledge and views, he will not be transformed by the evil people. If he is not a Bodhisattva, he will not be converted. There is no benefit or harm. Knowledge, what is the gain of being close to evil people? "——Jushi Qian Bingnan
7. Sometimes, shut up, put down your pride, and admit that you are wrong. It does not mean admitting defeat, but growing up. . In silence, be an idle flower, get along with others, neither strong nor light, read books as quiet as autumn water, listen to music that touches the soul, do not talk about right and wrong, do not talk about people walking away, meeting, tossing and turning, I just Indifferent, walking in the world with the posture of holding flowers, occasionally in the words, playing the piano and playing the moon, dripping Zen music, it has nothing to do with the wind and the moon, just to find a sense of tranquility and leave a trace of truth.
8. Advise people not to lie. Lies are like golden ropes. Once tied, they will become tighter and tighter. Telling one lie, even if you use a hundred lies, you can't make it right. A liar's life is destined to be spent lying and telling lies. Lies are like balloons that have been inflated to the extreme. They will explode as soon as they are touched, and it is difficult to protect them despite all their efforts. If a person lives a lie all his life, he will be in fear all the time. If there is an occasional disturbance, he will be shaken to his core.
9. Perhaps, at the moment when I am about to forget the world, but the only thing in my heart is that I don’t want to forget, you have been to my city, just like the charm of a little poem, which inadvertently offends me. of love. At this time, the cold moon is sleepless, and I pick up a strand of the complex in the words. I lower my eyebrows and miss each other, and a cup of Zen tea calms the passing years. If we look back, the memory of making wine with green plums is destined to be a once-in-a-lifetime affair under the peach blossom tree, enjoying the wind and listening to the singing.
10. Money is like fertilizer. It is useless when piled up. It must be spread out to make it work.
11. It is inevitable to encounter setbacks in life. The important thing is not to absolutely avoid setbacks, but to adopt a proactive attitude in the face of setbacks. Facing difficulties and dangers bravely and not being afraid of setbacks is a positive attitude and a required course in life.
12. Understand the nature of dependent origination with wisdom, and the mind that is incapable of conditions has no condition of conditions. Therefore, the capable mind can survive all hardships without hindrance. Zen practitioners, please do not think that practicing Zen is just for seeking mystery and tranquility. Only with the compassion of a Bodhisattva can you realize the true wisdom of Zen.
13. Master Hengwei’s Zen sayings: Learn tolerance in life, and your life will be less troubled; learn dedication, and please fill your life with sunshine; In fact, the sky is very blue, and the clouds will always disperse; in fact, the sea is not It is wide, and the other shore is connected to this shore; in fact, dreams are very shallow, and everything is natural; in fact, tears are also sweet, when your wish comes true. Live with your own persistence, live with your own simplicity, live with your own intoxication, live with your own beautiful dreams.
14. In the realm of compassion, all lives are related by flesh and blood, and the value of one's own life only exists in selfless dedication to others and the group.
15. Time flies and luck flows. Throw out the old and bring in the new, return the new to the old. Illusory personnel affairs, enough to ridicule? Drunk or awake, singing or crying.
For example, a wild horse shines and runs away from the dust. It is also like a fish in a dry lake, which will soon die.
16. Only when diseases do not arise and medicines do not exist can one be healthy. There are no questions, and no answers are needed, so there is no confusion. Everyone, if you want your body to be healthy and your mind to be clear of confusion, work hard!
17. The Buddha told us that all the series of troubles and endless sufferings in reincarnation start from and are caused by ignorance. Just as the Third Karmapa said in "Lingyi Mahamudra": "From the beginning, there has never been a state of confusion. Because of ignorance, I hold on to self-knowledge as myself. Because of duality, it flows into all things. I wish to end ignorance. The source of confusion. "
18. There are three kinds of people in the world: the first kind of people can only recall the past and experience sentimentality in the process of recalling; the second kind of people can only dream about the future and live in fantasy. They do not take care of business in the process; only the third type of people perfectly combine reality and ideals, are far-sighted and down-to-earth.
19. Regardless of good or evil, good or bad, right or wrong, there is nothing in the world that cannot be accepted and tolerated.
20. Just like a person drifting in water, he is afraid of drowning and will die of thirst. He does not practice the Dharma, and the same is the case with too many listeners. Just like a person who prepares a delicious meal but refuses to eat when he is hungry, or does not practice the Dharma, the same is true for many people who have learned a lot. Just like a person who is good at prescriptions and medicines, but cannot cure his own illness, and does not practice the Dharma, it is the same with many people. Just as there are many people who have treasures, but they don't have half a penny, and they don't practice the Dharma, it's the same with many people. Just like the deaf who plays music to the delight of others who do not hear it, and who does not practice the Dharma, it is the same with many listeners. Just like in the four thoroughfares, if you talk about all the good things, there is no real virtue in them, and the same is true if you don't practice them.
21. There is an inseparable relationship between people. The communication between people is, in the final analysis, a communication between hearts - no matter what you say or do, you must have some inner demands. , a certain point of view, a certain mood, a certain emotion, assuming there are no three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance in the heart, it will naturally not poison others; if the heart is poisonous, it will naturally spread out, flow into the other person's heart, and cause poison to the other person. At the same time, it also creates sinful karma for oneself. The greater the toxicity, the heavier the sinful karma.
22. Only with hard work can you achieve happy results.
23. In life, everyone can train themselves to live in the present moment through simple exercises: 1. Walk steadily and comfortably, focusing on every step. 2. Stop and observe deeply what is happening inside and around you. 3. Transform past mistakes and transform anxiety and fear about the future.
24. Those who have broken the precepts should be diligently cultivated, that is, with great compassion, they should save the offenders and place them in the pure precepts of Bodhisattvas. "Forty Avatamsaka" Volume 31
25. The Buddha's eighty-four thousand Dharma doors are preached to tame the eighty-four thousand kinds of troubles of all living beings. All the efforts and sacrifices we make for spiritual practice are ultimately to tame the white mind. Even if we have practiced Buddhism for a long time, have profound knowledge of Buddhism and have a noble status, if our hearts are still not tamed at all, then we are just in name only, not Buddhists worthy of the name.
26. Unless the sea is dry and the rocks are rotten, the blue sea becomes a mulberry field. So I begged the Buddha to turn me into a swallow that fills the sea in the next life, and I will go through thousands of hardships until the sea is filled, in exchange for you and me in this life. Therefore, the Buddha arranged for us to meet each other in this life, allowing me to fulfill this unfinished relationship with you. When the fate is over, the song ends and people disperse.
27. The Yunzhou needle the Zen master asked about refers to the thorough understanding of life. Without needles, only ragged clothes can be worn. In the same way, without a thorough understanding of life, one can only live a miserable and miserable life. Once people have a correct attitude towards life, they can find fun and poetry in ordinary life.
28. When you see people who are happy, you should wish all living beings to entertain themselves with the Dharma and never let go of their joy. …． When you see a happy person, you should wish all living beings to always find peace and happiness, and make offerings to the Buddha happily. "The Avatamsaka Sutra" Volume 14, Pure Conduct
29. Once a person enters a state of concentration, the entire brain will move around an exciting point, and all interference will be automatically eliminated, except for what he is obsessed with. Career, forget everything. Zen practice also advocates this kind of meditation technique that is not disturbed by external objects and focuses on the heart.
30. Everyone is the best, the difference lies in how to discover and reuse yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, you will ignore and delay yourself. Confidence is the driving force of life. We must believe in ourselves and be a pearl instead of dung.
31. Maybe the little mushroom with a life span of less than a month does not understand how long a month is, and the cicada that lives in summer and dies in autumn does not know that there are spring and winter in a year.
However, those lives that feel like they have lived a lifetime even if they only live for a few seconds truly live the taste of life, because they have embarked on a unique life path of their own.
32. Nowadays, when walking in the streets and alleys of the city, some retro elements gradually attract people's attention, and a touch of nostalgia arises spontaneously. Perhaps this is the reincarnation mentioned in the Buddhist words. Fashionable things are always fleeting, but those deep-rooted feelings that stick to the heart will never be blurred, just like the kindness of human nature and the truth of the world.
33. The joy of Zen is food, and the joy of Dharma is filled with it. Volume 14 of the Avatamsaka Sutra, Pure Conduct
34. [Tiantian Zen] When facing death, whether the soul can find a beautiful destination depends on the correct guidance of virtuous and good teachers. Rather than practice blindly; whether the soul can choose a bright future depends on its lifelong practice, rather than improvising.
35. In life, we will inevitably do things that we regret. Regret is a normal psychological state after a person has done something wrong. However, excessive regret can become a psychological burden. If you care too much about life, you will be deeply troubled by regrets.
36. A vegetarian diet can cultivate endurance, compassion and wisdom.
37. Troubles are Bodhi. ——Master Cheng Yen
38. In real life, many people are like that young man. When they encounter something difficult, they become discouraged, confused and disappointed. Doubt yourself. In fact, your destiny is in your own hands. Only by being self-reliant, not disappointed when encountering difficulties, and not blindly dependent on others can you win dignity and success.
39. When thoughts arise, you will not know whether they are confused or confused, good or evil. Just like a thought, a thousand layers of barriers cannot lock him, and a thousand feet of rope cannot hold him. If this is the case, they will try to destroy him and stop him. ...that is, there is no need to worry about him. (Tang Dynasty) Xiyun "Huangbo Duanji Zen Master Wanling Record"
40. Life is impermanent. Human life only lasts for one breath. If you can't pass the test in one second, your life will be over. So: We must seize every minute and every second.
41. What is involved in Zen meditation is how you go from infinite expansion to nothingness. What you learn from Buddhism is how to transform yourself from dreaming of becoming a god to being a responsible person. What I understand when I realize the Tao is how I can go from being self-righteous to how I can still smile frankly and live as relaxedly as others.
42. There are eight types of mind, or there are nine types, which are together with ignorance and are the cause of the world. All mental and mental phenomena appear in the world. These mental and mental phenomena and all the roots arise and pass away, and are mutated by ignorance and so on. Its fundamental mind is solid and immovable.
43. People must constantly seek knowledge, constantly experience themselves, and improve their "self-function" so that they can deal with problems correctly and effectively, and only then can they have happiness and joy. Do not adopt an evasive attitude, because unresolved problems will continue to trouble you, and evasion is the cause of degradation and collapse.
44. Wealth is a reward from fate, a reward for hard work in the past; poverty is a reminder from fate, reminding you to start from today and work hard for tomorrow. No matter you are rich or poor, you deserve to be grateful for your destiny.
45. In this journey of life, all experiences are the training of the heart. How to resolve pain and how to accumulate depth. This life is not for anyone to see. Those past entanglements of right and wrong have long since turned into Inner indifference, keep your own mind, regulate your smiles and tears, life is a kind of ability, a kind of calm ability, and a kind of balanced ability.
46. Buddha asked: My child, why are you crying? Girl: I'm lovelorn. Buddha asked: Do you love him? Girl: Love, love so much! Buddha asked: Does he love you? Girl: I don’t love you anymore. Buddha said: Then it is he who should cry, because he lost someone who loved him. And you just lost someone who doesn't love you. Enlightenment: If you cling to one thought, you will be trapped in it; if you let go of one thought, you will feel free in your heart!
47. An indifferent person treats life well, is calm but does not lack enthusiasm; an indifferent person does not panic when dealing with things, is peaceful but does not lack pleasure.
48. Others are proud of their talents, but you are humble. Others show off their eloquence, but you are more thoughtful and cautious about what you say. Others try their best to show off, but you keep a low profile and bide your time. Others fight with each other, but you stay away from right and wrong. Others are straightforward, but you blend the square into the circle. Others are fighting for their lives, but you retreat to advance. Others cannot lift and put it down, but you can bend and stretch. Others are arrogant, but you don't show off.
Being low-key is both attitude and wisdom.
49. Emotions are easy to fall into but hard to get out, and greed is endless. It’s like gambling. I originally got a dollar, but because I tasted the sweetness and wanted to win more, I continued to gamble until I got the money. You only discover the beauty of that dollar when you have no more money left. This is why time cannot control love. Maybe it is not that time has changed him, but that you want too much.
50. If you are vain, have a strong sense of comparison, and are jealous, then no matter how much external wealth you have, you will feel inferior to others and will feel annoyed. Therefore, if you want to be happy and have peace of mind, transform your mind of comparison and jealousy into a mind of equality and rejoicing, then you will naturally have no worries and be in a state of happiness and joy all the time.
51. The reason why people suffer is that they pursue the wrong things. Time flies on the road, chanting and walking, not caring about the troubles, not worrying about tomorrow, letting go of all obsessions, and being as pure as a simple heart. When the lotus blossoms are all gone, it will be pure joy. On the road of life, when you meet kindness, you learn to give; when you meet a smile, you learn to share; when you meet ups and downs, you learn to be brave.
52. Life is a practice, and practice means being able to pick up and let go.
53. When accidents and difficulties occur in life, we just blame the injustice of fate, but we don’t know the principle of reaping the benefits of sowing melons; when our interpersonal relationships are not handled in a coordinated manner When our work is not recognized by our boss, we do not reflect on our own shortcomings, but complain. and whining. Everyone in the world wants to decipher the code behind life. In fact, we only need to focus on the positive side of destiny, get rid of so many dark sides such as stinginess, curses, jealousy, and narrow-mindedness in our hearts, and establish a healthy, positive, optimistic, tolerant, smiling, generous, and open-minded outlook on life. , destiny will definitely be sunny.
54. Come to the world again, crying may not be real crying, laughing may not be real laughing, nothing is the end, whether it is a smile, whether it is a sigh, savor it all carefully . There are many things in this world that we cannot predict. We cannot control opportunities, but we can control ourselves; we cannot predict the future, but we can grasp the present; we cannot know how long our lives will be, but we can arrange our current life; we cannot control the changing weather, but we can adjust ourselves mood. With less desires, less fights, and less demands, our world will be a sunny day without haze. I believe that tomorrow, a brand new sun will rise. No matter if it is repeated or reincarnated, it will give the world the most beautiful smile and reap the fruits of your hopes.
55. Happiness is actually very simple. As long as you experience it with your heart, you will find surprises everywhere. Learn to give yourself a happy mood, use happiness to explain your work, and your life will be far away from regrets and worries; use love to polish your days, and the years will give us incomparable rewards.
56. Everyone has dreams, big or small, far or near. There are millions of ways to realize your dreams, some may be bumpy or smooth, some may be complex or simple. Maybe we have to spend a lifetime to realize the beautiful wishes in our hearts, maybe it will be an endless road, maybe we will feel like a tired goose, we can only keep flapping our wings and fly forward, looking at the sky We are also confused, and we are also confused when looking at the water, but we have never changed our original intentions, never given up our yearnings, and always chased our dreams happily. At the end of life, when we look back on our past journey, we will find that the journey of life has already been a fragrant journey.
57. Life is impermanent, and we never know what will happen next moment. Because a single thought can lead to different results. Life and death are just a matter of exhalation and inhalation.
58. I hope that when I achieve Bodhi in the next life, my body will be like glass, clear inside and outside, pure and flawless.
59. Just look at the flowers falling in spring, which is the time when beauties die; ——Selected from "The Song of Burial Flowers"
60. If the world really exists, it is a conjunction.
61. Born inexplicably, living helplessly, and dying without knowing why.
62. Don’t idealize real life too much, thinking that everything is beautiful and there is no crisis or consciousness. In this way, when facing life, old age, illness, death and all kinds of pain, you will feel great disappointment.
When you can't face it, you will take some extreme paths. Therefore, an appropriate sense of crisis is a necessary equipment to overcome difficulties.
63. The morning bells and evening drums on New Year’s Eve are the closest to the New Year. After surviving the year and getting rid of the last darkness and inner troubles, we will welcome the New Year - the arrival of a new day and the first ray of light of the New Year...
64. We should use fame and fortune to support us. In life, there are gains and losses, and when there is loss, the whole life collapses. Only by nourishing our hearts with Buddhism can life become lively and comfortable!
65. The root of all evil dharma is ignorance and wrong views.
66. I can cook for you, but I can’t eat for you. Everyone eats, everyone is satisfied, everyone lives and dies.
67. There are no two identical people in the world. The Creator has given each person a unique nature. All you have to do is let nature take its course and maximize your nature.
68. Giving is to cultivate a habit of being helpful and charitable.
69. People who are open-minded and cheerful will see everything high and will not be blinded by the gains and losses in front of them; people who are narrow-minded will always compare and care about others, which only increases worries and often fails to achieve anything. It cannot become a great thing.
70. Buddha said: You must accept your fate at any time, because you are a human being.
71. Everything in the world is empty, and only its emptiness can accommodate all things.
72. A wise person starts by accumulating small good deeds and perseveres throughout the spring, summer, autumn and winter. Finally, due to the completion of meritorious deeds, the whole person is filled with merit.
73. Those subtle flower seeds that are difficult to distinguish are actually very different inside. What color flowers we want to plant does not depend on how hard you water them later. and fertilization, but it all depends on what kind of seeds you sow. Many things will sprout like seeds, such as love and hate. As we sow our seed, remember to think of its fruit.
74. The blessing is a bouquet of pure and pure green lotus, with a faint floral fragrance. May the incense of precepts, concentration and wisdom remove all your sorrows and troubles, and bring you a happy and fresh day. Amitabha! Happy New Year!
75. If you are alive for one day, you are blessed and you should cherish it. When I cry that I have no shoes to wear, I realize that there are people who have no feet.
76. The Four Kinds of Buddhism: If you know how to be tolerant to others, you will always be happy; if you learn to be tolerant of yourself, you will remain optimistic; if you can be tolerant of life, you will have more energy; if you want to have a broad future, Just start from the heart.
77. Cultivation is the process of purifying the soul. If the heart is completely free of impurities and pretentiousness, we will reach the other side without painful cycles and enjoy a peaceful and happy place forever.
78. The enlightened wise men know this truth very well. They keep themselves clearly and do not follow the ups and downs of desires and emotions. Therefore, they become their own masters and masters of life, and they become truly happy people!
79. Although there are not many classics that we recite, if we follow them and practice them, and gain correct insights from them, and get rid of the ignorance in our hearts, our body and mind will also be purified, and we will no longer follow the external world. Ups and downs and changes.
80. Stop thinking and forget about worries, and the Buddha will appear before you.