Zen Life Quotes

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

Gautama Buddha

Buddhist, Water, Enlightenment

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

Gautama Buddha

Buddhist, Siddhartha, Enlightenment

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

Gautama Buddha

Truth, Buddhism, Helping Others

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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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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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Mind is everything. What we think, we become.

Gautama Buddha

Thinking, Meditation Practice, Meditation And Yoga

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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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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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There is more to life than increasing its speed.

Mahatma Gandhi

Inspirational, Life, Education

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I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

Marie Curie

Positive, Inspiring, Moving On

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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

Matsuo Basho

Inspirational, Positive, Spring

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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

Gautama Buddha

Buddhist, Struggle, Buddhism

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Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Gautama Buddha

Inspiring, Wise, Buddhist

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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.

Thomas S. Monson

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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

Rajneesh

Relax, Demand, Asks

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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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