Nyogen Senzaki famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

When one devotes oneself to meditation, mental burdens, unnecessary worries, and wandering thoughts drop off one by one; life seems to run smoothly and pleasantly. A student may now depend on intuition to make decisions. As one acts on intuition, second thought, with its dualism, doubt and hesitation, does not arise.
-- Nyogen Senzaki

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Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you wisdom unless you first empty your cup?
-- Nyogen Senzaki

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Friends in the Dharma, be satisfied with your own heads. Do not put any false heads above your own. Then, minute after minute, watch your step closely.
-- Nyogen Senzaki

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There is no remainder in the mathematics of infinity. All life is one; therefore, there cannot be God and man, nor a universe and God. A god not in the world is a false god, and a world not in God is unreal. All things return to one, and one operates in all.
-- Nyogen Senzaki

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By the time it came to the edge of the Forest, the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, â€œThere is no hurry. We shall get there some day.â€ But all the little streams higher up in the Forest went this way and that, quickly, eagerly, having so much to find out before it was too late.
I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.
I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
I really hate it when I canâ€™t score runs from a ball.
One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master.
It is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
[Once plans for each eventuality are resolved, further] Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.
Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?
Don't worry about people from your past there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.
Mostly, I avoid worrying since the time spent doing it could be spent more constructively.

Nyogen Senzaki famous quotes

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