“One moon shows in every pool, in every pool the one moon.”

from The Gateless Gate, 無門関, 無門關

Chapters: 14. Finding and Following the Formless Form

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“When you get to the top of the mountain, keep climbing.”

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Chapters: 39. Oneness

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“Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook.”

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Chapters: 48. Unlearning

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“Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening; small doubt, small awakening, no doubt, no awakening.”

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Chapters: 70. Inscrutable

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“Do not permit the events of your daily life to bind you, but never withdraw yourself from them.”

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Chapters: 16. Returning to the Root, Meditation

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“When you meet someone who understands the Tao, don't talk but don't keep silent!”

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Chapters: 22. Heaven's Door

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“Even a good thing isn't as good as nothing.”

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Chapters: 23. Nothing and Not

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“If you follow regulations, keeping the rules, you tie yourself without rope but if you act any which way without inhibition you're a heretical demon.”

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Chapters: 38. Fruit Over Flowers

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“Life is the only thing worth living for.”

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Chapters: 57. Wu Wei

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“Everyday life is the way.”

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Chapters: 80. A Golden Age

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“Thinking good and bad is hell and heaven. ”

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Chapters: 20. Unconventional Mind

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“A noble heart’s words are as rare gems, seldom displayed and of great value.”

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Chapters: 60. Less is More

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“Chop wood, carry water.”

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Chapters: 34. An Unmoored Boat

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“Lovely snowflakes, they fall nowhere else!”

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Chapters: 25. The Mother of All Things

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“A thunderclap under the clear blue sky… all beings on earth open their eyes.”

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Chapters: 32. Uncontrived Awareness

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“One instant is eternity; eternity is the now.”

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“When you see through this one instant, you see through the one who sees.”

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“The Great Way has no gate; there are 1000 paths to it. If you pass through the barrier, you walk the universe alone.”

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“Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life.”

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“Moon and clouds are the same; mountain and valley are different. All are blessed; all are blessed. Is this one? Is this two?”

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“Two monks were arguing about a flag. One said, 'The flag is moving.' and the other said, 'No, the wind is moving.' their teacher happened to be passing by and told them, 'Not the wind, not the flag; it is your mind that is moving.'”

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“When an ignorant person understands, he becomes a saint. When a saint understands, he becomes an ignorant person.”

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“Zui-Gan called out to himself every day, 'Master.' Then he answered himself, 'Yes, sir.'
And then he added, 'Become sober.' Again he answered, 'Yes, sir.'
After that he continued, 'do not be deceived by others.' 'Yes, sir; yes, sir,' he replied.
”

from The Gateless Gate, 無門関, 無門關

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“A thunderclap under the clear blue sky
All beings on earth open their eyes;
Everything under heaven bows together;
Mount Sumeru leaps up and dances.”

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“If a reader is brave enough and goes straight forward in his meditation, no delusions can disturb him. But if he hesitates one moment, he is as a person watching from a small window for a horseman to pass by, and in a wink he has missed seeing.”

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“Zen has no gates. The purpose of Buddha's words is to enlighten others. Therefore Zen should be gateless... When one passes through this gateless gate, they walk freely between heaven and earth.”

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“Enlightenment always comes after the road of thinking is blocked... if not blocked, whatever you think, whatever you do, is like a tangling ghost.”

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“Does a dog have Buddha Nature? This is the most serious question of all because if you say either yes or no, you lose your own Buddha-nature.”

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“How do you step forward from the top of a hundred-foot pole?”

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“A fine day under the blue sky! Don't foolishly look here and there.
If you still ask, 'What is Buddha?' It is like pleading your innocence while clutching stolen goods.”

from Mumonkan

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“Hundreds of flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,
A cool breeze in summer, and snow in winder;
If there is no vain cloud in your mind,
For you it is a good season.”

from Mumonkan

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