“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.”
― The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
― The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
“It is the very mind itself That leads the mind astray; Of the mind, Do not be mindless.”
― The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman
― The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
― Sayings of Buddha
― Sayings of Buddha
“One may explain water, but the mouth will not become wet. One may expound fully on the nature of fire, but the mouth will not become hot.”
― The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman
― The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman
“Mine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
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