The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face.

- Linji Yixuan

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on earth

- Linji Yixuan

Those who are nothing particular are noble people. Don't strive - just be ordinary.

- Linji Yixuan

If you try to grasp Zen in movement, it goes into stillness. If you try to grasp Zen in stillness, it goes into movement. It is like a fish hidden in…

- Linji Yixuan

When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.

- Linji Yixuan

Be a master everywhere and wherever you stand is your true place.

- Linji Yixuan

If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.

- Linji Yixuan

The moment a student blinks his eye, he's already way off. The moment he tries to think, he's already differed. The moment he arouses a thought, he's…

- Linji Yixuan

Followers of the Way [of Chán], if you want to get the kind of understanding that accords with the Dharma, never be misled by others. Whether you're …

- Linji Yixuan