The birds always find their way to the nests, and the rivers always find their ways to the ocean.
- Zen Proverb
Tag Archives: Zen Proverbs
Dalai Lama XIV
Zen Proverb – Clear Mind / July 16, 2011
Clear mind is like the full moon in the sky. Sometimes clouds come and cover it, but the moon is always behind them. Clouds go away, then the moon shines brightly. So don’t worry about clear mind: it is always there. When thinking comes, behind it is clear mind. When thinking goes, there is only clear mind. Thinking comes and goes, comes and goes. You must not be attached to the coming or the going.
Zen master: Seung Sahn
Zen Proverb / July 9, 2011
“A man is not old until regrets take the place the place of his dreams.”
Proverb
Zen Proverb – June 5, 2011
“Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.”
Lao Tzu
Zen Proverb – May 29, 2011
“Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.”
Lao Tzu
Zen Proverb for the Day / May 22, 2011
“Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.”
Stefan Sagmeister
Zen Proverb – May 15, 2011
This day will not come again. Each minute is worth a priceless gem.
Zen Master Takuan
Zen Proverb of the Day – May 8, 2011
“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.”
Thomas H. Huxley
Zen Proverb – May 3, 2011
“Life is the sum of all your choices”.
Albert Camus
Zen Proverb – April 22, 2011
“To set up what you like against what you dislike…this is the disease of the mind”. ~~ Seng-T’san
Zen Proverbs for April 18, 2011
“Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.” ~~ Stefan Sagmeister
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“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” ~~ Victoria Holt
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“Hope is the feeling that the feeling you have isn’t permanent.” ~~ Joan Kerr
Zen Proverbs
“Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.’” ~~ Eckhart Tolle
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“Be gentle first with yourself if you wish to be gentle with others.” ~~ Lama Yeshe
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“No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.” ~~ Buddha
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“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” ~~ Chinese Proverb
Zen Proverbs
“If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking”. ~~ Proverb
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“Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day”. ~~ Unknown
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“Being right is highly overrated. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day”. ~~ Unknown
Quote for the Day
“Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday”. Proverb
Zen Proverbs and Quotes
“Life is the sum of all your choices”. ~~ Albert Camus
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“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer”. ~~ William S. Burroughs
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“Think like a mind of action; act like a man of thought”. ~~ Henri L. Bergson
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“He is able who thinks he is able”. ~~ Buddha
Zen Proverbs and Quotes
“I know one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind”. ~~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape one hundred days of sorrow”. ~~ Chinese Proverb
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“The biggest problem for humanity, not only on a global level, but even for individuals, is misunderstanding.” ~~ Rinpoche
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“Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.” ~~ Buddha
Zen Proverbs and Quotes
“Some people thrive on huge, dramatic change. Some people prefer the slow and steady route. Do what’s right for you”. ~~ Julie Morgenstern
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“Change is the only constant.” ~~ Heraclitus
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“In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.” ~~ Thich Nhat Hahn
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“Life is a process of becoming. A combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.” ~~ Anais Nin
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“The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.” ~~ Pema Chodron
Zen Proverbs and Quotes
“I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind”. ~~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow”. ~~ Proverb
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“Life is what happens while you are making other plans”. ~~ John Lennon
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“If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything”. ~~ Thich Nhat Hahn
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“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind”. ~~ Buddha
Quotes on Knowledge
“Open minds lead to open doors”. ~~ Unknown
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“It is necessary to combine knowledge born from study with sincere practice in our daily lives. These two must go together”. ~~ Dalai Lama
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“The person who confesses ignorance shows it once; the person who conceals it, shows it many times”. ~~ Proverb
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“When you learn, teach. When you get, give”. ~~ Maya Angelou
Zen Proverbs
“Life is actually really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~~ Confucius
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“Doing nothing is better than being busy do nothing.” ~~ Lao Tzu
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“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find thoughts.” ~~ Buddha
Zen Proverbs
“If we are facing in the in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking” ~~ Proverb
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“We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.” ~~ Sogyal Rinpoche
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“I have done my best: that is about all the philosophy of living one needs.” ~~ Lin-yutang
Zen Proverbs
To set up what you like against what you dislike … this is the disease of the mind. ~~ Seng-T’san
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Zen is not some kind of excitement but concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~~ Shunryu Suzuki
Zen Proverbs
If you cannot find the truth right where you are where else do you expect to find it. ~~ Dogen Zenji
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The website you seek
cannot be located now
endless others exist.
~~Internet Zen Haiku
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The obstacle is the path. ~~ Zen proverb
Zen Proverb
If you understand, things are just as they are … If you do not understand, things are just as they are. — Zen Proverb
