Sheng-yen Quotes

Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go on its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you.

Do not ask for less responsibility to be free and relaxed-ask for more strength!

Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall.

I follow four dictates: face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go.

In meditation, silently and serenely, all words are transcended. In Illumination, all things appear as is. Silence is the ceasing of ego-grasping. Illumination is the functioning of the wonder of wisdom. The unity of these two is awakening to Buddha Nature.

If moment by moment you can keep your mind clear then nothing will confuse you.

Those who do not have faith in others will not be able to stand on their own.