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Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax.
Oct 1, 2025
I steeled myself for the next response. I knew it was going to be one of the Zen life lessons. [...] Instead he kissed me.
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.
Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a few words with him?
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.
The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.
No thought, no reflection, no analysis, no cultivation, no intention; let it settle itself.
If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, This is the best season of your life.
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everythiong else.
If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?
Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
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.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Zen... does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
What you think you become.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.
Mind is everything. What we think, we become.
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
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.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.
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