Eisai Quotes on Mind
Myoan Eisai was a Japanese Buddhist monk who is credited with introducing the Rinzai school of Zen and the cultivation of green tea to Japan. This page collects quotes attributed to Eisai on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Eisai:
“Zen is the seal of the Buddha-mind.”
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Attributed to Eisai:
“Tea cultivates the mind toward simplicity.”
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Attributed to Eisai:
“Meditation is the gateway to enlightenment.”
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Attributed to Eisai:
“The true monk has no need of subtle doctrine; he has only to sit.”
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“In Phebus realm, in knowledge as in verse, All things are clear, the sun of Phoebus clear, Clear was his crystal, the Kastalian. What you cannot clearly say, you don’t know: To tongue of man his thought brings word: What’s said obscurely is what’s thought obscurely.”
Epilog vid Magisterpromotionen i Lund 1820".