Zen Sayings

Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. - Zen Saying

If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. - Zen Saying

If you have no feelings about worldly things, they are all Buddhism; if you have feelings about Buddhism, it is a worldly thing. - Zen Saying

In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into practice is hard. - Zen Saying

Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung. - Zen Saying

Let go over a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life – after that you cannot be deceived. - Zen Saying