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Zen Monk Quotes

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Ry艒kan
“Too lazy to be ambitious,
I let the world take care of itself.
Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;
a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?
Listening to the night rain on my roof,
I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.”
Ryokan

D.T. Suzuki
“The training of the Zen monk takes place at the Semmon D艒j艒 which is the "seat of perfect wisdom" (bodhimanda) specifically built for the purpose. While D艒j艒 has lost its original meaning and is nowadays used to designate any place of training, it still retains its primary connotation when it is applied to the Zen monastery. Attached generally to all the principal Zen temples in Japan we find such a training station for the monks. A Zen monk is no Zen monk unless he goes through at least a few years of severe discipline at this institute.”
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Training Of The Zen Buddhist Monk