Ifs Quote by Shunryu Suzuki

Zazen is the ultimate practice. This is indeed the True Self. The Buddhadharma is not to be sought outside of this.

— Dogen

Our Essence of Mind is intrinsically pure, and if we knew our mind and realized what our nature is, all of us would attain…

— Huineng

Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is not conscious…

— Dogen

It's much better to become a Buddha than a Buddhist.

— Jack Kornfield

You are all Buddhas. There is nothing you need to achieve. Just open your eyes.

— Gautama Buddha

Become a Buddha? The mind can't do it. The body can't do it. Only what can't become a Buddha becomes a Buddha.

— Ikkyu

In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting…

— Dogen

Live in this world, because this world gives a ripening, maturity, integrity. The challenges of this world give you a centering, an awareness. And…

— Rajneesh

You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.

— Gautama Buddha

Trying to find a buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space.

— Bodhidharma

The Buddha is not a person but a (state of) realization to which anyone can attain.

— Swami Vivekananda

To attain Buddhahood ... we must scatter this life's aims and objects to the wind.

— Milarepa