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Quotes About Bodhi

There is no Bodhi tree, Nor stand of a mirror bright. Since all is void, Where can the dust alight
~ Huineng
Zen Master Doc The says that when sitting in meditation, one should sit upright, giving birth to this thought, "Sitting here is like sitting on the Bodhi spot.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
I think this is a bodhi tree," I said, "just like Buddha sat under! It's so exciting. I'm feeling sort of enlightened just standing here. Really, I can feel ripe bodhies squishing between my toes." Joshua looked at my feet. "I don't think those are bodhies. There was a cow here before us." I lifted my foot out of the mess. "Cows are overrated in this country. Under the Buddha's tree too. Is nothing sacred?
~ Christopher Moore
When the world is filled with evil, Transform all mishaps into the path of bodhi.
~ Pema Chodron