One day Ch’ang Sha went wandering in the mountains. Upon returning, when he got to the gate, the head monk asked, “Where are you coming from, Master?” Sha said, “From wandering in the mountains. The head monk asked, “Where did you go?” Sha said, “First I went pursuing the fragrant […]

Two monks were arguing about a flag. One said: “The flag is moving” The other said: “The wind is moving” Dàjiàn Huìnéng happened to be passing by. He told them: “Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving. – Zen Story

Once when Pao Fu and Ch’ang Ch’ing were wandering in the mountains, Pao Fu pointed with his hand and said, ”Right here is the summit of Mystic Peak. Ch’ang Ch’ing said, ” Indeed it is. What a pity” Hsueh Tou added a word saying, ”Today what is the purpose of […]

Less and less is done Until non-action is achieved. When nothing is done, nothing is left undone. The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering. – Lao Tsu

A monk asked Joshu, a Chinese Zen master: ‘Has a dog Buddha-nature or not?’ Joshu answered: ‘Mu.’ 

To cook or fix some food, is not preparation; it is practice… whatever we do, it should be an expression of the same deep activity. We should appreciate what we are doing. There is no preparation for something else. – Dogen