"Clear mind is like the full moon in the sky. Sometimes clouds come and cover it, but the moon is always behind them. Clouds go away, then the moon shines brightly. So don't worry about clear mind: it is always there. When thinking comes, behind it is clear mind. When thinking goes, there is only clear mind. Thinking comes and goes, comes and goes, You must not be attached to the coming or the going." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"Craziness is good. Crazy people are happy, free, they have no hindrance. But since you have many attachment, you are only a little crazy. This is not crazy enough. You must become completely crazy. Then you will understand." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"If you are thinking, you can't understand Zen. Anything that can be written in a book, anything that can be said - all this is thinking [...] but if you read with a mind that has cut off all thinking, then Zen books, sutras and Bibles are all the truth. So is the barking of a dog or the crowing of a rooster. All things are teaching you at every moment, and these sounds are even better teaching than Zen books." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"If you want something then you lose everything. If you don’t want anything then you already have everything." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"If you throw away all thoughts of attainment, you will then come to see the real purpose of your quest." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. [...]You must use kong-ans to take away your opinions. When you take away your opinions, your mind is clear like space, which means from moment to moment you can reflect any situation and respond correctly and meticulously." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"Meditation means always keeping one mind, not-moving mind." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"Perceiving your own voice means perceiving your true self or nature. When you and the sound become one, you dont hear the sound; you are the sound." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"The Great Way has no gate. Clear water has no taste. The tongue has no bone. In complete stillness, a stone girl is dancing." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"The one who praises you is a thief. The one who criticizes you is your true friend." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"The Truth is realized in an instant; the Act is practiced step by step." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"Throwing away Zen mind is correct Zen mind. Only keep the question, 'What is the best way of helping other people?'" (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"When reading, only read. When eating, only eat. When thinking, only think." (Seungsahn Haengwon)
"Zen is very easy! It's like touching your nose when you wash your face in the morning!" (Seungsahn Haengwon)
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