Bones Quote by Seungsahn

If you want to understand what a watermelon is, you take a watermelon, get a knife, and cut the watermelon. Then you put a…

— Seungsahn

Craziness is good. Crazy people are happy, free, they have no hindrance. But since you have many attachment, you are only a little crazy.…

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A long time ago, Descartes sad, “I think, therefore I am.” But if you are not thinking, what?

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The one who praises you is a thief. The one who criticizes you is your true friend.

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Clear mind is like the full moon in the sky. Sometimes clouds come and cover it, but the moon is always behind them. Clouds…

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If you are thinking, you can't understand Zen. Anything that can be written in a book, anything that can be said - all this…

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If you want something then you lose everything. If you don’t want anything then you already have everything.

— Seungsahn

In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. . . . You must…

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If you throw away all thoughts of attainment, you will then come to see the real purpose of your quest.

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Just keep clear mind, go straight ahead, try, try, try for ten thousand years.

— Seungsahn

Perceiving your own voice means perceiving your true self or nature. When you and the sound become one, you dont hear the sound; you…

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Throwing away Zen mind is correct Zen mind. Only keep the question, 'What is the best way of helping other people?'

— Seungsahn