What is called zazen is sitting on a zafu [pillow] in a quiet room, absolutely still, in the exact and proper position and without uttering a word, the mind empty of any thought, good or wicked. It is continuing to… — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
Behavior influences consciousness. Right behavior means right consciousness. Our attitude here and now influences the entire environment: our words, actions, ways of holding and moving ourselves, they all influence what happens around us and inside us. The actions of every… — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair. — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
We feel our shell keeps us safe, but it crushes us and others, and keeps out light and sun. — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
Human beings are afraid of dying. They are always running after something: money, honor, and pleasure. But if you had to die now, what… — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
Harmonizing opposites by going back to their source is the distinctive quality of the Zen attitude, the Middle Way: embracing contradictions, making a synthesis… — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
The body moves naturally, automatically, without any personal intervention or awareness. If we think too much, our actions become slow and hesitant. — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
From your first day at school you are cut off from life to make theories. — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
You cannot separate any part from the whole: interdependence rules the cosmic order. — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
Nobody today is normal, everybody is a little bit crazy or unbalanced, people's minds are running all the time. Their perceptions of the world… — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
If you have a glass full of liquid you can discourse forever on its qualities, discuss whether it is cold, warm, whether it is… — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
During zazen, brain and consciousness become pure. It's exactly like muddy water left to stand in a glass. Little by little, the sediment sinks… — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
![“What is called zazen is sitting on a zafu [pillow] in a quiet room, absolutely still, in the exact and proper position and without uttering a word, the mind empty of any thought, good or wicked. It is continuing to sit peacefully, facing a wall, and nothing more. Every day.” quote by Taisen Deshimaru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/653/taisen-deshimaru-20366_continuing_what-is-called-zazen-is-sitting-on-a-zaf_2735163.jpg)
