From R.H. Blyth: “The paradox is itself an example of what it teaches. The meaning escapes the words. Very well then, instead of further and further explanations, floundering farther and farther from Reality, let us scorn truth, turn our backs on logic, defy consistency, – and behold, the intangible is grasped, the unsayable is said.”
Tag Archives: R.H. Blyth
Quote of the day 03/14/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Pater says, ‘All art aspires towards the condition of music.’ Action does the same, and when it reaches it, it is the activity of Zen.”
Quote of the day 03/13/25
From R.H. Blyth: “A paradox is not a kind of pun, to be resolved by explaining the double meaning of the word. It does not spring from a desire to mystify the hearers or oneself. It arises from the inability of language to say two things at once “
Quote of the day 03/12/25
From R.H. Blyth: “We cannot dare, then, to follow our instincts unless we have first entered into the state of death of all the other instincts. Then we can follow our Instincts. We can be like flowing water, like the changing moon.”
Quote of the day 03/11/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Paradoxes are the bright banners of the liberty of the mind. They proclaim that the mind is free to bestow or withhold values.”
Quote of the day 02/09/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Man is born deaf, that is, not understanding the speech of others, so that he may follow his instincts and not be confused by words.”
Quote of the day 02/02/25
From Emerson: “Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff.”
Quote of the day 02/01/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Think of Zen, of the Void, of Good and Evil and you are bound hand and foot. Think only and entirely and completely of what you are doing at the moment and you are free as a bird.”
Quote of the day 01/29/25
From M. Duthuit: “Draw bamboos for ten years, become a bamboo, then forget all about bamboos when you are drawing.”
Quote of the day 01/22/25
From R.H. Blyth: “A haiku is not a poem, it is not literature; it is a hand beckoning, a door half-opened, a mirror wiped clean. It is a way of returning to nature, to our moon nature, our cherry blossom nature, our falling leaf nature, in short, to our Buddha nature.”
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