Zen Life Quotes

• Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Water, Enlightenment

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• The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

  Robert M. Pirsig

  Encouraging, Wisdom, Hiking

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• If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

  Dogen

  Spiritual, Art, Truth

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• Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.

  Dalai Lama

  Friendship, Good Morning, Meaningful

  "The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama" edited by Sidney Piburn, (p. 32), 1990.

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• However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Wise

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• Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

  Laozi

  Life, Happiness, Spiritual

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• Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everythiong else.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Siddhartha, Enlightenment

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• If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

  Gautama Buddha

  Truth, Buddhism, Helping Others

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• All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.

  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

  Positive, Encouraging, Confidence

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• Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

  Zhuangzi

  Motivational, Encouraging, Spiritual

  Zhuangzi, Gia-fu Feng (1974). “Chuang tsu: Inner chapters”, Vintage

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• The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

  Shunryu Suzuki

  Two, Feet, Important

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• Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.

  Zhuangzi

  Mind, May, Flow

  Zhuangzi, Gia-fu Feng (1974). “Chuang tsu: Inner chapters”, Vintage

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• Mind is everything. What we think, we become.

  Gautama Buddha

  Thinking, Meditation Practice, Meditation And Yoga

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• Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  "Weekly Meditations for Healthy Sex (Jan. 25-31)" by Alexandra Katehakis, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 25, 2013.

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• What you think you become.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.

  Gautama Buddha

  Karma, Buddhist, Attitude

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• Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.

  Gautama Buddha

  Positive, Happiness, Courage

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• Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.

  Rajneesh

  Relax, Demand, Asks

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• When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Motivational, Relationship

  Gautama Buddha, “Joy”

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• Zen... does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

  Alan Watts

  Spiritual, Humor, Godly

  "The Way of Zen". Book by Alan Watts, 1957.

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• Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a few words with him?

  Zhuangzi

  Men, Forgotten, Zen Buddhist

  "Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings with Selections from Traditional Commentaries".

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• No thought, no reflection, no analysis, no cultivation, no intention; let it settle itself.

  Tilopa

  Reflection, Analysis, Settling

  "Zen and Reality". Book by Robert Powell, p. 72, 1975.

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• If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, This is the best season of your life.

  Wumen Huikai

  Simple, Simplicity, Mind

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• The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

  Alton Brown

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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