2019 Collection of Buddhist Classic Zen Sayings to Make People Calm

1. The flower of the other shore blooms for a thousand years and falls for a thousand years. The flowers and leaves will never see each other. Love is not cause and effect, fate is destined to life and death. "Buddhist Sutra"

2. Others can violate cause and effect, others can harm us, beat us, and slander us. But we can't hate others because of this, why? We must maintain a complete nature and a pure heart.

3. People who do not know how to love themselves are incapable of loving others.

4. Bad thoughts must exist and cannot be eradicated. Rather than spending too much energy to eliminate bad thoughts, it is better to spend energy cultivating good ones so that they will not be eradicated. The good things slowly weaken, the good and good things slowly grow, the not-so-good things are slowly moved aside, and finally the good things form habitual thinking. The heart is like soil, it depends on how you cultivate it and how you choose. ——Master Jingyin's "Mind Nature is the Soil for Buddhahood"

5. It cannot be said. Yes, don’t say it. If a man has an affair, don’t say it. If a woman has a love interest, don’t say it. If the child is not yours, don’t say it.

6. Don’t stay away from your closest friends because of a small dispute, and don’t forget the great kindness of others because of a small resentment.

7. Face your inner conflicts and stains honestly, and don’t deceive yourself.

8. Great sadness has no tears, great enlightenment has no words, and laughter has no sound. Love is selfless. Those who have been deeply hurt by you will not cry in front of you; those who have made up their minds about divorce will not say anything; those who are truly happy for you will smile in their hearts.

9. Most people only do three things in their lives: deceiving themselves, deceiving others, and being deceived.

10. When you are honest with yourself, no one in the world can deceive you.

11. When you are happy, you have to think that this happiness is not eternal. When you are in pain, you have to think that the pain is not eternal.

12. When you hold on to something in your hand, you can only have this thing. If you are willing to let go, you will have the opportunity to choose something else. If a person's heart clings to his own ideas and refuses to let go, then his wisdom can only reach a certain level.

13. Being respectful to others is dignifying yourself.

14. Ordinary people misuse classic chapters and sentences, just talking about them without practicing them. He only got the surface of the chapters and sentences, but did not grasp the true meaning.

15. Anyone who can consider others from their perspective is compassion.

16. Buddha, why don’t I exist among the sentient beings you save?

17. The Buddha said: Only by practicing for a hundred lives can we survive in the same boat, and only by practicing for a thousand lives can we sleep on our pillows. . The five hundred stares in the previous life are exchanged for the one brush with each other in this life.

18. The Buddha said: "It is entirely up to oneself to purify oneself, and others cannot replace it." But how to purify the heart? Do not do any evil, practice all the good, and purify your mind. This is Buddhism.

19. The essence of Buddhism lies in the goodness that lasts until death, the emptiness in the heights and the power of rebirth.

20. Buddha said: People have twenty difficulties. It is difficult for the poor to give alms, it is difficult for the rich and noble to learn the Tao, it is difficult to abandon one's life and die, it is difficult to see Buddhist scriptures, it is difficult to be born in the Buddha's world, it is difficult to endure color and desire, it is difficult not to seek after seeing good things, it is difficult not to be angry when being humiliated, it is difficult not to face difficulties when one has power, It is difficult to do things without intention, it is difficult to study extensively, it is difficult to eliminate self-conceit, it is difficult not to underestimate what has not been learned, it is difficult to be equal in mind and conduct, it is difficult not to say right and wrong, it is difficult to know good teachers, it is difficult to learn the Tao by seeing one's nature, it is difficult to save people according to their changes, and it is difficult to see situations. It is difficult not to move, but it is difficult to be good at understanding convenience. "The Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters Said by the Buddha"

21. Buddha said: If I don't go to hell, who will?

22. Thank God for what I have, and thank God for what I don’t have.

23. You don’t have to look back to see who is cursing you? If a mad dog bites you, do you have to lie down and bite him back?

24. Cultivate your heart and how to use the power of your heart to transfer positive energy. In fact, as long as you use your heart, there is nothing you can't do. The power of this heart is infinite.

——Master Jingyin's "Mind Nature is the Soil for Buddhahood"

25. To make friends with others means not to hurt anyone.

26. Remember what should be remembered and forget what should be forgotten. Change what can be changed and accept what cannot be changed.

27. An encounter in this life will definitely give birth to too many sweet or painful memories in the past life. Everything that happens is due to fate! A chance encounter, looking back suddenly, destined each other's life, just for the moment when the eyes met.

28. The sea of ??suffering is boundless, but when you turn around, you will find the shore. Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately. Marriage is the tomb of love. Buddha said that when you turn around, you will be safe. Let’s all fall in love.

29. Happiness should be accompanied by sadness, and the sky should be sunny after the rain. If there is still rain after rain, if there is still sadness after sadness, please let us face the parting after parting calmly. Smile and look for an impossible you!

30. Coming is accidental, leaving is inevitable. So you must, just go with the flow and go with the flow.

31. Everyone has potential energy, but it is easily covered up by habits, blurred by time, and consumed by inertia.

32. Don’t follow despicable laws. Don't live in relaxation. Don't follow wrong views. Do not increase worldliness. Don’t let go when you rise up. Do good deeds. Those who follow the righteous Dharma will be happy in this world and in other worlds.

33. Silently caring and blessing others is a kind of invisible charity.

34. At that moment, I raised my wind horse, not to pray for blessings, but to wait for your arrival. That day, I closed my eyes in the fragrant mist of the sutra hall, and suddenly heard the mantra in your chant. That day, I built the horse. The nirvana was not for cultivating virtue, just to cast the stones in the lake of my heart. That night, I listened to Sanskrit singing all night, not for enlightenment, just to find a trace of your breath. That month, I shook all the prayer wheels, not for salvation, just to touch yours. Fingertips That year, I kowtowed and prostrated on the mountain road, not to meet you, just to be close to your warmth. In this life, I traveled around mountains, rivers, and pagodas, not to cultivate the next life. Just to meet you on the way. At that moment, I ascended to immortality. Not for immortality, just for your safety and happiness "That Life"

35. Before getting married, there are very few women who men think are suitable for them, but after marriage, there are many women who think they are suitable.

36. The only thing that can wash away everything except tears is time. Time moves feelings forward. The longer the time, the weaker the conflict becomes, just like tea that is constantly diluted.

37. Don’t always be dissatisfied with others, you should always review yourself. If you are dissatisfied with others, you will suffer yourself.

38. When you were born, you were crying and the people around you were smiling; when you passed away, you were smiling and the people around you were crying! Everything is reincarnation!

39. You can have love, but don’t be persistent, because separation is inevitable.

40. You said: Fate is the crystal clear snow of the masters in the mountains, the lonely forest of the fairyland in the world. I said: The fate is that people have searched for her a thousand times, but that person is in the dim light. You said: The fate is that even if two people are happy, they still cannot escape the fate of fate. I said: fate is helpless, the flowers fall away, and the familiar swallows return.

41. If you want to control eternity, you must control the present.

42. If you insist on taking simple things seriously, you will be very painful.

43. You must always forgive all living beings. No matter how bad they are, or even if they have hurt you, you must let go in order to gain true happiness.

44. You have your outlook on life, I have mine, and I will not interfere with you. As long as I can, I will influence you. If not, then I will accept my fate.

45. Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so how can it cause dust. If I don’t go to hell, who will? Love makes people risk their lives and sacrifice themselves for others. For you, if I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell? I hope that only I will go to hell for you. If there are too many people, then you will not become a bad person, but you will still go to hell. I have never been in love before, so how can I fall out of love?

46. It takes 500 looks back in the past life to get one pass in this life.

47. The strong are invincible and compassionate; the weak are incompetent and kneel before the Buddha to survive - Yue Ruhuo's "Xianwu Fellow"

48. The truth of life is just hidden in the plain and tasteless among.

49. Life is only a few decades long. Don’t leave any regrets for yourself. Laugh when you want to laugh, cry when you want to cry. Love when you should love. There is no need to suppress yourself.

50. Living in the world is like being among thorns! If the heart does not move, people will not move rashly, and if they do not move, they will not be hurt; if the heart beats, people will move rashly, hurting their bodies and hurting their bones, so I realized To all the suffering in the world.

51. Living in the world is like being among thorns. If the heart does not move, people will not move rashly, and if they do not move, they will not be hurt; if the heart is moved, people will move rashly, hurting their bodies and bones, so they realize that all the things in the world are So painful. Falling in love is like throwing you into a thorn that surrounds you 360 degrees. If you don't move, you can't touch the thorns. If you move, it will hurt your heart. So whoever takes the initiative will be hurt.

52. Everything that appears in life cannot be possessed, it can only be experienced. We are just passers-by in time, and one day we will say goodbye to everything. Those who understand this deeply will understand: "There is no such thing as loss, it is just passing; there is no such thing as gain, it is just experience." - Enlightenment

53. People are not awakened to the Buddha, but the Buddha is The Awakened Person——Hua Rumo

54. If the enemy makes you angry, it means that you are not sure of defeating him yet.

55. If there is no longer a bad part in the heart, we will no longer cause pain and troubles from it, thus achieving eternal happiness and tranquility.

56. If you don’t trouble yourself, others will never trouble you. Because you can’t let go of your own heart.

57. If you can spend a day peacefully, it is a blessing. How many people today will not be able to see the sun tomorrow, how many people are disabled today, how many people have lost their freedom today, and how many people have their families broken up today.

58. If a friend makes you angry, it means you still care about his friendship.

59. If we can see the truth of "suffering" clearly, see where suffering comes from and where it disappears, then it will be easier to prevent suffering from forming and control suffering. .

60. If a person does not feel suffering, it is not easy to sympathize with others. If you want to learn the spirit of helping those in need, you must first suffer.

61. Just as a shepherd uses his staff to drive cattle to the pasture, so old age and death drive away all life. If he is harmed by swords and sticks, and there is no evil or harm, he will be able to get one of the ten things quickly.

62. The three cars symbolize the peace of the clouds and flowers, and the blessing of the Tathagata’s family. With tranquility and self-discipline, one can use dependent origination to enter the land of annunciation and dream of the Buddha world. "Wen Xin Diao Long"

63. Three thousand prosperity, in a blink of an eye, a hundred years later, it is just a handful of yellow sand. ——Buddha's Words

64. The throat is covered with red dust, and the rivers are out of tune on the strings. "The Poems of Tsangyang Gyatso"

65. Why sweep the floor? To clean the floor. What is a pure place? For meditation. Why is the mind still? Only when the mind is calm can we see all living beings. Only when we see all living beings can we see through life and death, and have a heart of respect for heaven and earth. The mind has no worries, no worries, no fear, and is far away from upside-down dreams. It is the final nirvana. "The Legend of Xiaoxitian Didao"

66. Color is emptiness, and emptiness is color. The Buddha always wanted to justify himself, saying that form is empty, so even if it has form, it is still empty. When you are in love, don't scold someone for his lust. Sex is also a form of praise. For example, if he is a beautiful woman, if he is lustful, it means you are attractive.

67. Time will pass, let time flow away your worries!

68. The world does not belong to you in the first place, so you don’t need to abandon it. What you have to abandon is all the persistence. All things are for my use, but they do not belong to me.

69. Don’t be aggressive when speaking, don’t be lethal, don’t praise your abilities, don’t criticize others, and you will naturally turn your enemies into friends.

70. Death teaches people everything, just like the results announced after an exam - although you suddenly realize it, it is too late!

71. What you see is what you think, and what you think is not what you see.

72. The so-called becoming a Buddha means moving upward and doing good in the end. Becoming a Buddha is not an empty talk. A Buddha is an awakened person. Enlightenment means that as long as you exist, you can bring all kinds of happiness to people. ——Master Jingyin "Mind Nature is the Soil for Buddhahood"

73. The so-called Buddha nature is the seed of goodness. Buddha works toward nature, and does not seek outside himself. The delusion of self-nature is sentient beings, and the awareness of self-nature is Buddha. Compassion is Guanyin - "Mind Nature is the Soil for Buddhahood" by Master Jingyin

74. Greed is fire that can burn the body, hatred is evil that can harm the body, and ignorance is ignorance that can cause the five aggregates. It is intense and painful to the body and mind. To end suffering and achieve peace and happiness, the only way is to eliminate the consciousness of "I" and "what I have".

75. The promotion of tranquility Zen and life Zen is actually to observe quietly in daily life and work, and gradually gain concentration. ——Master Weixian "How to Enlighten Zen in Daily Life"

76. I don’t know what I am doing right now and what I am doing wrong, but I will only know when I finally die of old age. These. So, all I can do now is try my best to do everything well, and then wait to die of old age.

77. Our hearts have many functions, half of which harm ourselves and others, and half of which benefit ourselves and others. To purify one's mind is to remove bad mental effects and prevent evil effects from arising.

78. Appearances are created by the heart and situations are created by the heart

79. The heart is the biggest liar. Others can lie to you for a while, but it will lie to you for a lifetime

80. Mind, always grasp the thoughts in your heart. How to make good use of your thoughts is really important! How to think in one thought, the same thing has positive and negative consequences. People say you should always practice good deeds and do good deeds. Learn how to find positive words to praise the people around you. ——Master Jingyin's "Mind Nature is the Soil for Buddhahood"

81. People whose hearts are filled with their own opinions and thoughts will never hear the voices of others.

82. The father of Xumi mustard son, the master of mustard son Xumi. The mountains and rivers are calm and flat, and you can break the ice to make tea. ——Fu Xi

83. Maybe some people are hateful and some people are despicable. And when I put myself in his shoes, I realized: He is more pitiful than me. So please forgive everyone you meet, good or bad.

84. A thought is a seed. Our heart is like a garden, with all kinds of seeds sown in it. I will sow whatever I want, and I will get whatever I sow, or Overgrown with weeds, or filled with flowers. ——Master Jingyin "Mind Nature is the Soil for Buddhahood"

85. One flower, one world, one Buddha, one Tathagata. One woman and one husband, one son and one mother. Everyone has his own significant other waiting for him. He can have many lovers, but there is only one husband and wife.

86. Let go of one thought and feel completely at ease and clear. A person's heart only takes one punch, don't think too big about it. If right and wrong are contained, business affairs cannot be contained. Many people are busy every day and accomplish nothing because they pay too much attention to the minutiae. Rice can be used to feed the stomach, and sand can be used to build a house, but if the two are mixed together, they are worthless. If you are a pure person, you can do things happily. ——Ziyunxuan

87. Everything is illusion. I want to give you a lifetime of happiness, and I want to accompany you for a lifetime. Everything is false, and all the promises are so empty, so feeble. People can't decide their own life, old age, illness and death, so how can they decide to give her happiness and accompany her? She spent her whole life.

88. Karma has never owed us anything, so please don’t complain.

89. A woman with a beautiful face will always be favored by many! But no matter how beautiful a woman is, she will still grow old one day! When you grow old, will everything in the past remain the same? It turns out that When beauty withers, everything returns to its original appearance! All the scenery and prosperity, sweet words and sweet words are just passing clouds.

Woman, find someone who truly loves you and embrace her to sleep!

90. If you have a selfless love, you have everything.

91. Never waste a minute of your time thinking about anyone you don’t like.

92. Sometimes we have to calmly ask ourselves, what are we pursuing? What do we live for?

93. There are some things that we cannot control, so we have to control ourselves.

94. Among millions of people, meet the person you meet; among millions of years, in the boundless wilderness of time, there is neither a step early nor a step late, and you just happen to catch up. .

95. There are emotions in seeking happiness, and swords and sticks will cause harm. But if you seek happiness for yourself, happiness in future generations will be hard to come by. Those who are passionate about pursuing happiness will not harm them with swords and sticks. If they want to be happy for themselves, they will be able to obtain happiness in future generations.

96. Fish says to water that you can’t see my tears because I am in the water. Water says I can feel your tears because you are in my heart.

97. Fate is that joys and sorrows are always ruthless, and every drop of time in front of the window will last till dawn. Fate is endless longing. And I, standing proudly in the desert, quietly watched its rise and fall.

98. Complaints are the greatest gift God can receive from mankind, and they are also the most sincere part of mankind’s prayers.

99. Before you find wisdom, you must first find happiness. Before you find happiness, you must first find yourself. If people want to seek the highest enlightenment, they must first understand themselves and their relationship with time and space.

100. All of this is a state of mind. If you have nothing in your heart, you can create a world with a flower, a paradise with a grass. After understanding these, one flower and one grass is the whole world, and the whole world is as empty as flowers and grass!

101. The real so-called cultivation, the real so-called study, the real so-called feeling are actually the mind , carried out in the heart. ——Master Jingyin "Mind Nature is the Soil for Buddhahood"

102. Only by facing reality can you transcend reality.

103. As long as you feel at ease, you will be fine in the east, west, north and south. If someone has not been saved, do not run away on your own.

104. Only those who stand up in the darkness value the guidance of the lamp more; only those who have truly experienced the search for sadness will have a richer texture. Perhaps this is the Buddha's guidance to flawed and incomplete human beings: without loss there can be no memory, without sorrow there is no understanding of the meaning of joy. ——Feng Na "Tibet in a Season"

105. The price of wisdom is contradiction. This is life’s joke on the outlook on life.

106. The bamboo shadow sweeps the steps without moving, and the moon passes through the water at the bottom of the pond without leaving a trace.