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Zenkei Shibayama Quotes

Silently a flower blooms, In silence it falls away; Yet here now, at this moment, at this place, The world of the flower, the whole of the world is blooming. This is the talk of the flower, the truth of the blossom; The

Silently a flower blooms, In silence it falls away; Yet here now, at this moment, at this place, The world of the flower, the whole of the world is blooming. This is the talk of the flower, the truth of the blossom; The glory of eternal life is fully shining here.

Zenkei Shibayama
Life, Truth, Flower
Zenkei Shibayama (2012). “A Flower Does Not Talk: Zen Essays”, p.110, Tuttle Publishing

A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.

Zenkei Shibayama
Flower, Thinking, Doe

True peace of mind can be obtained only when one is personally awakened to the stark-naked fact that every effort is ultimately in vain.

Zenkei Shibayama
Effort, Mind, Naked

Zen is the way of complete self-realization; a living human being who follows the way of Zen can attain satori and then live a new life as a Buddha.

Zenkei Shibayama
Self, New Life, Realization
Zenkei Shibayama (2012). “A Flower Does Not Talk: Zen Essays”, p.19, Tuttle Publishing

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