116 result(s) for Zen Quotes.
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few."
"Just don’t be afraid to show your feelings for one another."
"Let everything that wants to go, go. Let everything that wants to come, come."
"When walking, walk. When eating, eat."
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back."
"If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath."
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"Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values."
"As long as you do not strive for more, you will have enough."
"Everything that you think is important, is unimportant compared to your own life."
"Everything is connected, no one is alone."
"Your very existence is a miracle."
"The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear."
"In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher."
"You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather."
"Your head is a room: Do not allow everyone to enter."
"As soon as anyone starts telling you to be ‘realistic,’ cross that person off your invitation list."
"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment."
"What you seek is seeking you."
"The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists."
"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final."
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"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
"The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people."
"One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world, a transient illusion."
"Everything is connected. No one thing can change by itself."
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others."
"Do not be afraid to be who you are."
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few."
"Let go, or be dragged."
"Do not seek the truth; only cease to cherish opinions."
"Life is a journey, not a destination."
"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."
"Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most."
"Not every experience in life is meant to be understood; some simply need to be realized."
"Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt."
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"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."
"If you want to know the road ahead, ask those coming back."
"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it."
"You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."
"Awareness is the greatest agent for change."
"Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be."
"Inhale the future, exhale the past."
"The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there."
"As soon as anyone starts telling you to be 'realistic,' cross that person off your invitation list."
"Sometimes, you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory."
"Do not dwell in the past; do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
"The more you know, the less you understand."
"In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few."
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
"The obstacle is the path."
"Wherever you are, be all there."
"Whatever you are, be a good one."
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."
"To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss."
"One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world."
"Don't seek the truth, just drop your opinions."
"When you can’t find the truth and you’ve got lost, don’t forget the wisdom of not seeking that which is already lost."
"Seeing with eyes unclouded by want is to see the truth."
"Silence is a source of great strength."
"Your greatest teacher is your last mistake."
"If you want to take the island, burn the boats."
"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have."
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built."
"Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine."
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself."
"Let go or be dragged."
"The only thing that can make you suffer is your own thoughts."
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
"When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you."
"Wherever you go, there you are."
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
"Be like water, my friend."
"To find peace, surrender your attachment to things."
"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop."
"When you awaken, you will remember everything."
"The quieter you become, the more you can hear."
"Forgiveness is letting go of the past."
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
"Be present in all things and thankful for all things."
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
"Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else."
"Real freedom is the freedom to choose how you respond to the present moment."
"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."
"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."
"The good life is a process, not a state of being."
"A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms."
"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go."
"The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness."
"Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality."
""The only Zen you find on mountaintops is the Zen you bring there.""
""Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware.""
""The mind is like a fertile garden: It will grow anything you plant, beautiful flowers or weeds. And so it is with the thoughts you choose to think; your life is the fruit of it.""
""To understand everything is to forgive everything.""
""When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you.""
""The obstacle is the path.""
""This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.""
""Each morning, we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.""
""Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.""
""The quieter you become, the more you can hear.""
""If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. That is very serious!""
""To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.""
""Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.""
""When walking, walk. When eating, eat.""
""Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish opinions.""
""The meaning of life is not to be discovered only after death in some hidden, mysterious realm; on the contrary, it can be found by eating a radish, or drinking a cup of tea, or by reciting the scriptures.""
""When I feel the urge to exercise I lie down until it passes.""
""We are always getting ready to live, but never living.""
""The best way to control people is to encourage them to be mischievous. When you control people in that way, they accept it in good spirit.""
""The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.""
""We must never be afraid to be absurd.""
""Great doubt, great awakening; little doubt, little awakening; no doubt, no awakening.""
""Before enlightenment chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.""
""Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.""
""Have good trust in yourself... not in the One that you think you should be, but in the One that you are.""
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