Zen Is Everyday Life

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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. Sweeping the garden, wiping the floor, cooking the food—this is Zen practice. Don't look for it somewhere special.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Kodo Sawaki

Lineage: Sōtō

By Kodo Sawaki

• Lost in Thoughtproverb
• Satori Is Not a Commodityproverb
• Sit Down and Shut Upproverb
• Zazen Is the Selfproverb
• Zazen Is Good for Nothingsaying

From To You (Anata ni)

• Lost in Thought
• Satori Is Not a Commodity
• Sit Down and Shut Up
• Zazen Is the Self
• You Can't Trade a Fart
• Gaining Is Delusion
• Hell Is in Your Own Chest
• Group Sickness
• Religion Is Living Your Own Life
• Don't Put Your Heads Together

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Kodo Sawaki, To You

  To You (Anata ni): Zen Is Everyday Life