"If you throw away all thoughts of attainment,……" — Seungsahn
"If you throw away all thoughts of attainment, you will then come to see the real purpose of your quest."
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18 Quotes by Seungsahn
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In original nature There is no this and that. The Great Round Mirror Has no likes or dislikes.
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Clear mind is like the full moon in the sky. Sometimes clouds come and cover it, but the moon is…
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Taoist chanting, Confucian chanting, Christian chanting, Buddhist chanting don't matter. Chanting Coca Cola, Coca Cola, Coca Cola … can be…
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The Truth is realized in an instant; the Act is practiced step by step.
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The Great Way has no gate. Clear water has no taste. The tongue has no bone. In complete stillness, a…
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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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A long time ago, Descartes sad, “I think, therefore I am.” But if you are not thinking, what?
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In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. .…
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If you want to understand what a watermelon is, you take a watermelon, get a knife, and cut the watermelon.…
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Don't want anything. Then you get everything.
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If you want something then you lose everything. If you don’t want anything then you already have everything.
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You can fix your body, your heart, your diabetes. In Korea, China, and India, there are people who do yoga.…
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