Appreciate Your Life Quotes

“From time to time we complain about all kinds of things about other people, and we feel that we are being deceived. My father told us that these others are not living outside ourselves.”
― Taizan Maezumi, Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice

“Regardless of how long Daitsu Chisho Buddha sits, regardless of how long you sit, the Buddha dharma never appears because it is already here! Reveal it! Do not cover it up!”
― Taizan Maezumi, Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice

“I am not devaluing thoughts. Just do not mix up what we think with what actually is.”
― Taizan Maezumi, Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice