Memorable Zen Quotes About Life

88 result(s) for Zen Quotes About Life.
"Live each moment as it comes to you and let it go."
Eckhart Tolle
"To see a World in a Grain of Sand and a Heaven in a Wild Flower, hold Infinity in the palm of your hand and Eternity in an hour."
William Blake
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Albert Einstein
"A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms."
Zen saying
"When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be."
Lao Tzu
"You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
"The greatest effort is not concerned with success or failure but with the process itself."
Shunryu Suzuki
Can't find the quotes you're looking for?
"No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place."
Zen saying
"One who is not afraid of solitude is not afraid of anything."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
"Everything is a form of meditation."
Sharon Salzberg
"The only thing I have is the present moment."
Thich Nhat Hanh
"To seek is to find; to find is to lose."
Zen saying
"Every moment is a fresh beginning."
T.S. Eliot
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
Leonardo da Vinci
"Let your life be a song, let your heart be a dance."
Maya Angelou
"When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make any sense."
Rumi
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them—that only creates sorrow."
Lao Tzu
"What is to give light must endure burning."
Viktor Frankl
"Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
George Bernard Shaw
"The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there."
Robert M. Pirsig
"If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath."
Amit Ray
Can't find the quotes you're looking for?
"Don't hurry. Don't worry. You're only here for a short visit. So, be sure to smell the flowers along the way."
Walter Hagen
"When you realize your goal is not the destination, but the journey itself, you will enjoy life more."
Amit Ray
"This moment is the only one that you know you have for sure."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."
Buddha
"The more we can let go of the past the more we can be with the present."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
Rumi
"To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is a lifelong practice."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
"Your outer world is a reflection of your inner world."
T. Harv Eker
"Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else."
Buddha
"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."
Buddha
"Life is a journey, not a destination."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss."
Bodhidharma
"Wherever you go, there you are."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it."
Thich Nhat Hanh
Can't find the quotes you're looking for?
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow."
Lao Tzu
"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you will ever have."
Eckhart Tolle
"Be like water, my friend."
Bruce Lee
"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."
Buddha
"The obstacle is the path."
Zen Proverb
"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final."
Rainer Maria Rilke
"Inhale the future, exhale the past."
Unknown
"Problems can only be understood in the context of the whole."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
"A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms."
Zen Proverb
"The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself."
Zen Proverb
"In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few."
Shunryu Suzuki
"Just as you are, you are enough."
Pema Chödrön
"Be grateful for the mistakes; they will make you better."
Buddha
"Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well."
Buddha
"If you want to know the road ahead, ask those coming back."
Chinese Proverb
"Do not seek the good in others; seek it in yourself."
Buddha
"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."
Deepak Chopra
"You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather."
Pema Chödrön
"Awareness is the greatest agent for change."
Eckhart Tolle
"Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most."
Buddha
"To be Zen is to be at peace with uncertainty."
Thich Nhat Hanh
"When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense."
Rumi
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
Charles Darwin
"The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library."
Albert Einstein
"He who knows others and knows himself is enlightened."
Lao Tzu
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Lao Tzu
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Buddha
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
Buddha
"What we think, we become."
Buddha
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
Lao Tzu
"Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."
Lao Tzu
"To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."
Lao Tzu
"When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you."
Lao Tzu
"Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine."
Shunryu Suzuki
"In the beginner's mind, there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind, there are few."
Shunryu Suzuki
"The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there."
Robert M. Pirsig
"Let go or be dragged."
Zen Proverb
"Be like water."
Bruce Lee
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
Buddha
"You are only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way."
Walter Hagen
"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."
Molière
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."
Confucius
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality."
Lao Tzu
"The quieter you become, the more you can hear."
Ram Dass
"Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be."
Eckhart Tolle
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."
Confucius
"The only way to deal with the future is to function efficiently in the now."
Gurdjieff
"Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness."
Thich Nhat Hanh
"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have."
Eckhart Tolle
"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go."
Rumi
"Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."
Tao Te Ching
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
Peter Drucker
Can't find the quotes you're looking for?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *