When You Paint Spring, Do Not Paint

If You Want To Travel The Way Of Buddhas And Zen Masters, Then Expect Nothing, Seek Nothing, And Grasp Nothing.

Do No Harmful Actions, Do Not Become Attached To The Cycle Of Death And Rebirth, Show Kindness, Respect The Old And Have Compassion For The Young, Do Not Have A Heart That Rejects Or A Heart That Covets And Have No Worry Or Sadness In Your Heart. This Is What Is Called Enlightenment. Do Not Seek It Elsewhere.

When You Ride In A Boat And Watch The Shore, You Might Assume That The Shore Is Moving. But When You Keep Your Eyes Closely On The Boat, You Can See That The Boat Moves. Similarly, If You Examine Myriad Things With A Confused Body And Mind You Might Suppose That Your Mind And Nature Are Permanent. But When You Practice Intimately And Return To Where You Are, It Will Be Clear That There Is Nothing That Has Unchanging Self.

To Study Buddhism Is To Study Ourselves. To Study Ourselves Is To Forget Ourselves.

In Doing Zazen It Is Desirable To Have A Quiet Room. You Should Be Temperate In Eating And Drinking, Forsaking All Delusive Relationships. Setting Everything Aside, Think Of Neither Good Nor Evil, Right Nor Wrong. Thus Having Stopped The Various Functions Of Your Mind, Five Up Even The Idea Of Becoming A Buddha.