Daily Wisdom from The Zen Book of Life I

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Daily Wisdom from The Zen Book of Life

Sit quietly doing nothingSpring comes,

And the grass growsBy itself.

—ZEN WISDOM (SAYING)

Out of clutter,fi nd simplicity.From discord,fi nd harmony.

In the middle of diffi cultylies opportunity.

—ALBERT EINSTEIN

Inspired by the teachings of the Buddha and other great masters, teachers, and writers, this is a book designed to help people connect to their inner divinity and fi nd their own spiritual path. It is overfl owing with profound quotes, sayings, and insights, each presented alone, allowing the reader to dip in at any time. Each reading is guaranteed to inspire and provide food for thought.

Quotations and sayings have been chosen from Gautama Buddha and other “buddhas”—masters of spirituality and inspiration such as Milarepa, Longchenpa, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Sogyal Rinpoche, along with other greats including Cicero, Rumi, Lao Tzu, Mother Teresa, and Shakespeare.

This is a wonderful book to place on your desk, coffee table, or bookshelf or by your bed. It is designed to provide daily comfort, wisdom, and spiritual nourishment.

Mark Zocchi, founding director of Brolga Publishing, has been in the book trade since 1978.

His career includes managing indepen-dent bookstores, working as the national marketing manager of a 200-store book chain, and consulting to high-profi le authors, publishers, and retail book chains.

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Copyright © 2019by Mark Zocchi

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Red Wheel/Weiser, llc. Reviewers may quote brief passages. Previously published in 2011 as Zen Wisdom and Other

Masters by Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd, ISBN: 9781921221798.

Cover artwork: “The Red Dance,” watercolour and guache. © Tim Hayward. Private Collection/Bridgeman Images

Illustrations by Mark Zocchi, and other select stock sources.Cover and interior design by Kathryn Sky-Peck

Typeset in Weiss

Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.Charlottesville, VA 22906

Distributed by Red Wheel/Weiser, llc

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ISBN: 978-1-64297-004-3Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request.

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Zen in its essence

is the art of seeing

into the nature of one’s being,

and it points the way

from bondage to freedom.

D.T. SUZUKI


4

Although I try to hold

the single thought

Of Buddha’s teaching in my heart,

I cannot help but hear the many

crickets’ voices calling as well.

ISUMI SHIKIBU


5

We accept the graceful falling

Of mountain cherry blossoms,

But it is much harder for us

To fall away from our own

Attachment to the world

ZEN WISDOM


7

When my house burned down

I gained

An unobstructed view

of the moonlight sky

ZEN WISDOM


8

Out of clutter,

fi nd simplicity.

From discord,

fi nd harmony.

In the middle of diffi culty

lies opportunity.

ALBERT EINSTEIN


9

With plum blossom scent,

This sudden sun emerges

Along a mountain trail

BASHO


10

You the butterfl y–

I, Chuang Tzu’s

dreaming heart.


11

It is not diffi cult to keep

a beginners mind.

There are many possibilities

in a beginners mind,

but in the expert few.

SUSKI ROSHI


13

Zen is simply . . .

That state of centeredness

which is here and now.

ALAN WATTS


15

The world?

Moonlit water drops

From the crane’s bill

ZEN MASTER DOGEN


16

See the world through your Heart.

MZ


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