Quote Archives: Seung Sahn

Is there an I? ~ Seung Sahn

When you think death, you make death. When you think life, you make life. When you are not thinking, there is no life and no death. In empty mind, is there a you? Is there an I? Seung Sahn

The Human Route ~ Seung Sahn

Coming empty-handed, going empty-handed, that is human. When you are born, where do you come from? When you die, where do you go? Life is like a floating cloud which appears. Death is like a floating cloud which disappears. The floating cloud itself originally does not exist. Life and death, coming and going, are also […]

The great work of life and death ~ Seung Sahn

In the great work of life and death, time will not wait for you. If you die tomorrow, what kind of body will you get? Is not all of this of great importance? Hurry up! Hurry! Blue sky and green sea Are the Buddha’s original face. The sound of the waterfall and the bird’s song […]