Zen Proverbs
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Tree of Nut
Each night the Tree of Nut out of naught knits neat nuts. Saiom Shriver Continue reading
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Proverb
When you get there, there isn’t any there there. Zen Proverb Continue reading
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Quote
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground. Buddha Continue reading
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When you try ……
When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you float. Zen Proverb Continue reading
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Anxiety
So an ancient once said, “Accept the anxieties and difficulties of this life”. Don’t expect your practice to be clear of obstacles. Without hindrances the mind that seeks enlightenment may be burnt out. So an ancient once said, “Attain deliverance in disturbances”. — Kyong Ho Quote source Continue reading
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Special
Zen says everything is divine so how can anything be special? All is special. Nothing is non-special so nothing can be special. — Osho Source of quote Continue reading
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Existence
Only one thing is certain — that is, nothing is certain. If this statement is true, it is also false. — Ancient Paradox Quote source Continue reading
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Rules
Not to be bound by rules, but to be creating one’s own rules–this is the kind of life which Zen is trying to have us live. — D. T. Suzuki Quote source Continue reading
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Possess
All that is great cannot be possessed – and that is one of the most foolish things man goes on doing. We want to possess. — Osho Continue reading
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In any given moment …
In any given moment the answer to your problem is staring you in the face – if only you can see it. — Heather Jansch Source Continue reading
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Wind
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Truth
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The Zen proverb ….
The Zen proverb, ‘in summer we sweat; in winter we shiver,’ is meant to illustrate the importance of not trying to escape or avoid our present situation. — Rebecca Otowa Continue reading
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The Zen philosophy …..
The Zen philosophy posits that ‘human beings suffer’ and ‘the cause of suffering is desire.’ The way to put an end to suffering is to stop wanting everything, all the time. — Karl Albrecht Continue reading
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He knows not ….
He knows not where he’s going, For the ocean will decide, Its not the destination, It’s the glory of the ride. –Edward Monkton, Zen dog Continue reading
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Meditation
Meditation is not about finding the self–quite the contrary: it is about finding one’s way beyond the self. Meditation is also not about ‘explaining the mind’. It is instead about clearing away clutter created by the mind. — David M. White Continue reading
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Zen lives in the present
Zen lives in the present. The whole teaching is: how to be in the present; how to get out of the past which is no more and how not to get involved in the future which is not yet, and just to be rooted, centered, in that which is. – Osho Continue reading
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The tongue like a sharp knife… – Buddha
The tongue like a sharp knife…kills without drawing blood. – Buddha Continue reading
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“When you catch yourself slipping… Donna Quesada
“When you catch yourself slipping into a pool of negativity, notice how it derives from nothing other than resistance to the current situation.” -Donna Quesada, Buddha in the Classroom: Zen Continue reading
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“He knows not where he’s going,… Edward Monkton
“He knows not where he’s going, For the ocean will decide, It’s not the destination, It’s the glory of the ride.” -Edward Monkton, Zen Dog Continue reading
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Zen Haiku – Issa
From the white dewdrops, Learn the way To the pure land. -Issa Continue reading
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Zen Haiku – Ryokan
If we gain something, It was there from the beginning. If we lose anything, it is hidden nearby. Look at the ball in the sleeve of my robe. Surely it has great value. -Ryokan Continue reading
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“Through zeal, knowledge is gotten,…” – Buddha
“Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.” -Buddha Continue reading
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This global warming has brought… – Dalai Lama
This global warming has brought changes in climate, including making perennial snow mountains melt, thereby adversely affecting not only human beings but also other living species. -Dalai Lama Continue reading
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In reality there is only Now. – Jaggi Vasudev
In reality there is only Now. If you know how to handle this moment you know how to handle the whole eternity. -Jaggi Vasudev Continue reading
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Do not let pleasure distract… – Buddha
Do not let pleasure distract you From meditation, from the way. Free yourself from pleasure and pain. -Buddha Continue reading
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Let me drop a word of advice… – Ryokan
Let me drop a word of advice for believers of my faith. To enjoy life’s immensity, you do not need many things. -Ryokan Continue reading
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Zen Haiku – Sodo
In my ten-foot bamboo hut This spring, There is nothing: There is everything. -Sodo Continue reading
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Zen Haiku – Shinsho
Does one really have to fret About enlightenment? No matter what road I travel, I’m going home. -Shinsho Continue reading
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“If you wish to see the truth… – Sosan
If you wish to see the truth Then hold no opinion for or against. The struggle of what one likes And what one dislikes Is the disease of the mind. –Sosan Continue reading
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Our Life Is Shaped By Our Mind… – The Buddha
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves. – The Buddha Continue reading
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He Who Experiences The Unity… – Buddha
He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye. – Buddha Continue reading
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