25 Practice Reminders (after Seon Master Gyeongheo)

Look out!

Don't take yourself too seriously.

Don't be afraid.

Common sense is holy.

Laugh your ass off.

Loved the unloved, and their loving hearts.

Sit down and stay awhile.

Here they come!

Stop talking to yourself about yourself.

Trust your experiences.

Do the important things first, then work.

Do not teach until skillful.

One person at a time.

Laugh your ass off. (yes, again: Humor is holy.)

Create what can be said, written, drawn, etc., in a single breath.

Make sure you are where you say you are. out!

Don't take yourself too seriously.

Don't be afraid.

Common sense is holy.

Laugh your ass off.

Loved the unloved, and their loving hearts.

Sit down and stay awhile.

Here they come!

Stop talking to yourself about yourself.

Trust your experiences.

Do the important things first, then work.

Do not teach until skillful.

One person at a time.

Laugh your ass off. (yes, again: Humor is holy.)

Create what can be said, written, drawn, etc., in a single breath.

Make sure you are where you say you are.

Stay a beginner; there are a lot of people still at the starting line who need you.

Sorry: your opinions and ideas are not important; your actions are.

You are here to keep going, and then go.

Look to the center, to the margins, to corners, for the obvious and the ignored.

Relax: you will miss out on most of what you want to see, read, and own.

There is nothing to do; so what will you do?

Do the best you can with what is in front of you right now.

Die once.

Do what you said you’d do.