7+ Sheng-yen Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Sheng-yen quotes and sayings.

Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go on its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you. — Sheng-yen

Do not ask for less responsibility to be free and relaxed-ask for more strength! — Sheng-yen

I follow four dictates: face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go. — Sheng-yen

In meditation, silently and serenely, all words are transcended. In Illumination, all things appear as is. Silence is the ceasing of ego-grasping. Illumination is the functioning of the wonder of wisdom. The unity of these two is awakening to Buddha Nature. — Sheng-yen

If moment by moment you can keep your mind clear then nothing will confuse you. — Sheng-yen

Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. — Sheng-yen

Those who do not have faith in others will not be able to stand on their own. — Sheng-yen