Katsuki X Quotes & Sayings

Zen is not, in my view, philosophy or mysticism. It is simply a practice of readjustment of nervous activity. That is, it restores the distorted nervous system to its normal functioning. — Katsuki Sekida

While you are conscious of being a Buddha, you are not truly a Buddha, because you are ensnared by the idea. You are not empty. — Katsuki Sekida

Everybody says they want to be happy, but very few people know what will really make them happy. Some people say they want money, but money is just printed paper. Some say they want to travel, but you can only travel so much and then you have to come home." He — Willee Amsden

If the art of gardening is at last to turn back from her extravagances and rest with her other sisters, it is, above everything, necessary to have clearly before you what you require ... It is certainly tasteless and inconsistent to desire to encompass the world with a garden-wall, but very practicable and reasonable to make a garden ... into a characteristic whole to the eye, heart, and nderstanding alike. — Friedrich Schiller

As he tried to suppress a laugh, Nick choked, then raised his napkin to his mouth. But his eyes danced with emerald glee, and Elizabeth knew the napkin hid a grin. — Debra Holland

You know the Zen question, 'The Bodhisattva of Great Mercy' has a thousand hands and a thousand eyes; 'which is the true eye?' I could not understand this for a long time. But the other day, when I looked at the pine trees bending before the cold blasts from the mountain, I suddenly realized the meaning. You see, all the boughs, branches, twigs, and leaves simultaneously bend to the wind with tremendous vigor. — Katsuki Sekida

The manager sits down with me; I sit down with the board. We assess the success of the year. The manager assesses whose coming through the academy system. His job is to look at what is happening in European and world football. — David Gill

What has happened by chance is often difficult to repeat when it is sought deliberately. Chance is a genius. — Katsuki Sekida

I figured since I'd arrived in Crazytown, I may as well take off my coat and stay a while. — Robyn Peterman

The occurrence of an evil thought is an affliction; not to continue it is the remedy. — Katsuki Sekida

I try never to take myself for granted as somebody who should be out there speaking. Rather, I'm doing it only because I feel there's something important that needs to be conveyed. — Angela Y. Davis