Linji Yixuan Died : 866 Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Linji Yixuan When it's time to get dressed, put on your clothes. When you must walk, then walk. When you must sit, then sit. Just be your ordinary self in ordinary life, unconcerned in seeking for Buddhahood. When you're tired, lie down. The fool will laugh at you but the wise man will understand. Linji Yixuan tired wise lying The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on earth Linji Yixuan miracle earth water Followers of the Way [of Chán], if you want to get the kind of understanding that accords with the Dharma, never be misled by others. Whether you're facing inward or facing outward, whatever you meet up with, just kill it! If you meet a buddha, kill the buddha. If you meet a patriarch, kill the patriarch. If you meet an arhat, kill the arhat. If you meet your parents, kill your parents. If you meet your kinfolk, kill your kinfolk. Then for the first time you will gain emancipation, will not be entangled with things, will pass freely anywhere you wish to go. Linji Yixuan understanding parent wish When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean. Linji Yixuan wisdom wise clever If you try to grasp Zen in movement, it goes into stillness. If you try to grasp Zen in stillness, it goes into movement. It is like a fish hidden in a spring, drumming up waves and dancing independently. Linji Yixuan dancing spring trying If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him. Linji Yixuan admonition ifs Be a master everywhere and wherever you stand is your true place. Linji Yixuan masters The moment a student blinks his eye, he's already way off. The moment he tries to think, he's already differed. The moment he arouses a thought, he's already deviated. But for the man who understands, it's always right there before his eyes. Linji Yixuan eye men thinking Those who are nothing particular are noble people. Don't strive - just be ordinary. Linji Yixuan noble spiritual people The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face. Linji Yixuan real discovery inspirational
