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Sheng-yen Quotes

I follow four dictates: face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go.

I follow four dictates: face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go.

Sheng-yen
Inspirational, Letting Go, Buddhist

Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go on its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you.

Sheng-yen
Inspirational, Faith, Spiritual

Do not ask for less responsibility to be free and relaxed-ask for more strength!

Sheng-yen
Yoga, Responsibility, Wellness

If moment by moment you can keep your mind clear then nothing will confuse you.

Sheng-yen
Mind, Moments, Clear
Shengyan, Sheng-Yen (2005). “Getting the Buddha Mind: On the Practice of Chan Retreat”, p.100, North Atlantic Books

In meditation, silently and serenely, all words are transcended. In Illumination, all things appear as is. Silence is the ceasing of ego-grasping. Illumination is the functioning of the wonder of wisdom. The unity of these two is awakening to Buddha Nature.

Sheng-yen
Illumination, Two, Silence

Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall.

Sheng-yen
Thinking, Practice, Waterfalls

Those who do not have faith in others will not be able to stand on their own.

Sheng-yen
Mindfulness, Have Faith, Able
Sheng-yen, Shengyan (1996). “Dharma drum: the life and heart of ChÊ»an practice”, Dharma Drum Pubns

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