Kodo Sawaki Born : June 16, 1880 Died : December 21, 1965 Browse All Authors Top 11 quotes by Kodo Sawaki Religion means living your own life, completely fresh and new, without being taken in by anyone. Kodo Sawaki taken inspirational life No matter how many years you sit doing zazen, you will never become anything special. Kodo Sawaki honesty special years To be born as a human being is a rare thing, something to be grateful for. But being born as a human being is worthless if you spend your whole life in a mental hospital. It is worthless if you worry about not having money. It is worthless if you become neurotic because you cannot get a prestigious job. It is worthless if you weep because you lose your girlfriend. Kodo Sawaki grateful girlfriend jobs Heaven and Earth give themselves. Air, water, plants, animals, and humans give themselves to each other. It is in this giving-themselves-to-each-other that we actually live. Whether you appreciate it or not, it is true. Kodo Sawaki air animal water You don’t seek the way. The way seeks you. Kodo Sawaki way 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. Kodo Sawaki waste guy thinking Only a lion can recognize a lion's roar. Kodo Sawaki lions truth Gain is delusion; loss is enlightenment. Kodo Sawaki enlightenment gains loss Live the Self that fills the whole Universe. Kodo Sawaki universe whole self Satori has no beginning; practice has not end! Kodo Sawaki satori ends practice 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. Kodo Sawaki posture body practice
