An open invite for people to share their word of zen, and post them here if they wish .

I and perhaps others are very intrested in this .
Thanks

mu

Yunmen (kan)shiketsu 雲門(乾)屎橛:

雲門因僧問: 如何是佛？
雲門: 乾屎橛。

A monk asked Yunmen: "What is Buddha?"
Yunmen said: "Dry shit on a stick."

That which you do, you are. That which you are, you see. In that which you see, you see clearly.

那你做什么，你是。这里面你，你看。在这里面，你看，你看得很清楚。

Anata ga okonau koto o suru, anata ga shite imasu. Anata ga shite iru koto o suru, anata o sanshō shite kudasai. Anata ga miru koto suru ni wa, hakkiri to hyōji sa remasu.

chop wood, carry water.

Whatever word you're looking for it definitely isn't "Zen"

As they say: zazen is the teacher.

An empty mind is full of no-things

Sozan, a Chinese Zen master, was asked by a student: "what is the most valuable thing in the world?"
The master replied: "The head of a dead cat."
"Why is the head of a dead cat the most valuable thing in the world?" inquired the student.
Sozan replied: "Because no one can name its price."

Zen is a lie. That lie is the truth.

"You must let yourself go along in life like a cork in the current of a stream" -- A. Renior

"the cork has to be a little intelligent, not completely stupid. It has to try to shift to the right or to the left so as to..." - J. Renior

Placebo

dude where's my car

"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power." - Lao Tzu

Don't have a word per say, but would def recommend Alan Watts when it comes to anything Zen related

"People of zee wurl, relax"

~ A parrot

"If you want to understand who made God, here is a hint: Saying “God” is already a big mistake. If you open your mouth, primary cause appears. If you keep it shut, then primary cause disappears. It is very easy to see. Don’t make God. Don’t make Buddha. From moment to moment, don’t make anything." - Zen Master Seung Sahn

I think, therefore I am.