Nyogen Senzaki Quotes

• When one devotes oneself to meditation, mental burdens, unnecessary worries, and wandering thoughts drop off one by one; life seems to run smoothly and pleasantly. A student may now depend on intuition to make decisions. As one acts on intuition, second thought, with its dualism, doubt and hesitation, does not arise.

  Nyogen Senzaki

  Running, Spiritual, Worry

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• Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you wisdom unless you first empty your cup?

  Nyogen Senzaki

  Firsts, Cups, Opinion

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• There is no remainder in the mathematics of infinity. All life is one; therefore, there cannot be God and man, nor a universe and God. A god not in the world is a false god, and a world not in God is unreal. All things return to one, and one operates in all.

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  Men, Return, Infinity

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• Friends in the Dharma, be satisfied with your own heads. Do not put any false heads above your own. Then, minute after minute, watch your step closely.

  Nyogen Senzaki

  Watches, Steps, Minutes

  Nyogen Senzaki, Ruth Strout McCandless (2011). “The Iron Flute: 100 Zen Koans”, p.137, Tuttle Publishing

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