Tao Te Ching
The Gateless Gate, 無門関, 無門關
By Mumon Ekai
Quotes from The Gateless Gate, 無門関, 無門關
“Thinking good and bad is hell and heaven. ”
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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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60. Less is More
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“A thunderclap under the clear blue sky… all beings on earth open their eyes.”
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32. Uncontrived Awareness
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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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16. Returning to the Root, Meditation
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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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“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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“Even a good thing isn't as good as nothing.”
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23. Nothing and Not
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“Everyday life is the way.”
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80. A Golden Age
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“How do you step forward from the top of a hundred-foot pole?”
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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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“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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38. Fruit Over Flowers
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“Life is the only thing worth living for.”
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57. Wu Wei
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“Lovely snowflakes, they fall nowhere else!”
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25. The Mother of All Things
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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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“One moon shows in every pool, in every pool the one moon.”
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14. Finding and Following the Formless Form
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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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48. Unlearning
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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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“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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“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 you get to the top of the mountain, keep climbing.”
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39. Oneness
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“When you meet someone who understands the Tao, don't talk but don't keep silent!”
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22. Heaven's Door
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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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70. Inscrutable
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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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“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.
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