Don’t move.
Just die over and over.
Don’t anticipate. Nothing can save you now,
because this is your last moment. Not even enlightenment
will help you now, because you have no other moments.
With no future, be true to yourself —
and don’t move.
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chasing fame and fortune
Pause
to consider
the widespread degree
to which people prefer chasing
fame and fortune to refining their
understanding of the Way. The evidence
is that status and riches make people
more insecure and frantic,
not less, but do
they examine
this?
The wise
person does,
and acts accordingly.
She divests herself of unnecessary
possessions and abandons frenetic activity.
With her quiet mind and untroubled
heart, she is at home anywhere
in the universe wearing
a patched
robe.
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seeking to serve
The greatest
achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is
seeking to serve
others.
don’t waste time
I wouldn’t say
that in recent times those who
study the Way do not try hard, but they often
just memorize Zen stories and try to pass judgement on
the ancient and modern Zen masters, picking and choosing among
words and phrases, creating complicated rationalizations
and learning stale slogans. Will they ever be done
with this? If you study Zen like this, all you
will get is a worn out collection
of antiques and
curios.
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What
is the good
in clinging to slogans,
quotations, and formulas?
This is passing around stale bread.
Just shut the language door,
open your awareness,
and don’t look
back.
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