--- title: "1 Buddha Dharma Quotes By Charlotte J. Beck" description: "1 Buddha Dharma quotes by Charlotte J. Beck. Plus more from Charlotte J. Beck and more Buddha Dharma sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/charlotte-j-beck-47377_buddhism_d-gen-zenji-said-to-look-for-the-buddha_1370829.jpg" --- > [“Dōgen Zenji said, “To look for the Buddha dharma outside of yourself is like putting a devil on top of yourself.” Master Rinzai said, “Place no head above your own.” That is, to look outside of ourselves for true peace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-j-beck/d-gen-zenji-said-to-look-for-the-buddha-dharma-outside-of-yourself-is/) [Charlotte J. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-j-beck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/charlotte-j-beck-47377_buddhism_d-gen-zenji-said-to-look-for-the-buddha_1370829.jpg) ## More by Charlotte J. Beck > [“Renunciation Suzuki Roshi said, “Renunciation is not giving up the things of this world, but accepting that they go away.” Everything is impermanent; sooner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-j-beck/renunciation-suzuki-roshi-said-renunciation-is-not-giving-up-the/) [Charlotte J. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-j-beck/) > [“Dōgen Zenji said, “To look for the Buddha dharma outside of yourself is like putting a devil on top of yourself.” Master Rinzai said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-j-beck/d-gen-zenji-said-to-look-for-the-buddha-dharma-outside-of-yourself-is/) [Charlotte J. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-j-beck/) > [“If we cease looking, searching, what are we left with? We’re left with what’s been right there at the center all the time. Underneath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-j-beck/if-we-cease-looking-searching-what-are-we-left-with-we-re-left-with/) [Charlotte J. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-j-beck/) > [“Our only freedom is in knowing, from years of observation and experiencing, that all personally centered thoughts and emotions (and the actions born of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-j-beck/our-only-freedom-is-in-knowing-from-years-of-observation-and/) [Charlotte J. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-j-beck/) > [“Who is there?” asks God. “It is I.” “Go away,” God says… Later… “Who is there?” asks God. “It is Thou.” “Enter,” replies God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-j-beck/who-is-there-asks-god-it-is-i-go-away-god-says-later-who-is-there/) [Charlotte J. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-j-beck/) > [“Essentially, this extra structure covering our life has no reality. It has come to be there because of the misuse of our minds. It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-j-beck/essentially-this-extra-structure-covering-our-life-has-no-reality-it/) [Charlotte J. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-j-beck/) > [“One way to evaluate our practice is to see whether life is more and more OK with us. And of course it’s fine when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-j-beck/one-way-to-evaluate-our-practice-is-to-see-whether-life-is-more-and/) [Charlotte J. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-j-beck/) > [“To sit a long sesshin is a major blow to our hopes and dreams, the barriers to enlightenment. And to say that there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-j-beck/to-sit-a-long-sesshin-is-a-major-blow-to-our-hopes-and-dreams-the/) [Charlotte J. Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-j-beck/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddha-dharma/charlotte-j-beck/#itemlist", "name": "1 Buddha Dharma Quotes By Charlotte J. 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