Reading texts is no substitute for meditation and practicing Zen. If you read a book about a place, and you want to… — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
In the face of impermanence, if your next thought is good, this is what we call the realization body. — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
The world has no hold on you. Whatever has a hold on you comes from your mind. — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
When you are free of form and not confused, you are focused. To be free of form externally is 'Zen.' Not to be confused… — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
Reading texts is no substitute for meditation and practicing Zen. If you read a book about a place, and you want to go there,… — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
When you're blind to your own nature, the Buddha is an ordinary being. When you're aware of your own nature, an ordinary being is… — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
Every place is a place to practice. Every time is a time to practice. Zen is concerned with the thought we have this moment… — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
There is so much baggage we burden ourselves with over the years that keeps us from seeing things the way they are. Some baggage… — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
This building we're in has doors and windows. If we close the doors and windows, we can't get out. People lock themselves inside a… — Bill Porter Copy Share Image
