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Kodo Sawaki Quotes

1880–1965 Japan

Kodo Sawaki (June 16, 1880 - December 21, 1965) was a prominent Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. He is considered to be one of the most significant Zen priests of his time for bringing Zen practice into the lives of laypeople and popularizing the ancient tradition of sewing the kesa.

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Religion means living your own life, completely fresh and new, without being taken in by anyone.

You can’t even trade a single fart with the next guy. Each and every one of us has to live out his own life. Don’t waste time thinking about who’s most talented.

How we live our everyday lives has to be the main concern of religion.

We stop the one who can't cease from seeking things outside, and practice with our bodies with a posture that seeks absolutely nothing. This is zazen.

Hey! What are you looking at? Don’t you see that it’s about you?

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Kodo Sawaki (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.