Only Don't Know Quotes

“I said that if you attain your true self, then if you die in one hour, in one day, or in one month, it is no problem. If you only do “fixing-your-body” meditation, you will mostly be concerned with your body. But some day, when it’s time for your body to die, this meditation will not help, so you will not believe in it. This means it is not correct meditation. If you do correct meditation, being sick sometimes is OK; suffering sometimes is OK; dying someday is OK. The Buddha said, “If you keep a clear mind moment to moment, then you will get happiness everywhere.”
― Zen Master Seung Sahn, Only Don't Know: Selected Teaching Letters of Zen Master Seung Sahn

“There are four kinds of bodhisattva action. The first is generosity—just giving people what they need or want. The next is good speech—giving encouragement, confidence, and a persevering mind. Next is telling them about the Dharma and the way out of suffering. Finally, if they don’t listen, you must act together with them—together-action. Whether it is bad or good action doesn’t matter; your not-moving center shines to their minds. Then someday they will ask for help and listen. If”
― Seung Sahn, Only Don't Know: Selected Teaching Letters of Zen Master Seung Sahn