Following the Smell of Flowers As told by Taisen Deshimaru Roshi A master was walking in the mountains. When he came back, one of his disciples asked him 'Master, where do you go to walk 'In the mountain' Answered the master. The disciple insisted, 'But what path did you take What did you see' The master answered, 'I followed the smell of flowers, and I wandered with the young shoots.' We must let ourselves be guided by the dharma of the Buddha and have confidence in the grass and the flowers that grow, without goal or ego, naturally and unconsciously. The master's answer flows from the spring of wisdom. True wisdom is created beyond knowledge and memory.
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The Ten New Principles of Zen True Zen means to follow the absolute cosmic system with the practice of the body. 1. Be afraid for cosmic system 2. Wake up to cosmic consciousness, satori-highest truth 3. Be happy Love every existence 4. Believe No doubt. 5. Get up early with sun. 6. Sit down calmly in zazen. 7. Stand up and walk on the great Earth 8. Eat right fresh and natural foods. 9. Work with samu spirit. 10. Sleep early and deeply with sun.Taisen Deshimaru Roshi
Life is a fight. You must remain concentrated and not reveal your defects. Through continuous training and self-control, gradually you discard them.
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Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit.
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Think with the whole body.
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