Past Quote by John Daido Loori

“The future doesn't exist. It hasn't happened yet. The past doesn't exist. It has already happened.”

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There is no place to search for the truth. Though it's right beneath your feet, it can't be found.

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Creativity is our birthright. It is an integral part of being human, as basic as walking, talking and thinking.

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It is possible to do something, and to do something meticulously and completely with out creating a goal... all nature works this way.

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Wordless is not the same of expressionless. All phenomenon of the universe, audible and inaudible, tangible and intangible, sentient and insentient, are the clear…

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No creature, large or small, ever fails to cover the ground upon which it stands.

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In the action of no-action (wu-wei), a cardinal aspect of the true creative process is set forth. In wu-wei, the mind is silenced and…

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Zen is a special transmission outside the scriptures,With no reliance on words and letters.A direct pointing to the human mind,And the realization of enlightenment.

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Words and ideas are a description of reality, silence is a negation of reality. What is the reality itself?

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To be still means to empty yourself from the incessant flow of thoughts and create a state of consciousness that is open and receptive.

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