Daily Zen Quote - August 31, 2016

I'm here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away.
~ Pema Chödrön

Daily Zen Quote - August 30, 2016

Whatever you are, be there totally.
~ Eckhart Tolle

Daily Zen Quote - August 29, 2016

The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That's all there ever is.
~ Eckhart Tolle

Daily Zen Quote - August 28, 2016

I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.
~ Anne Lamott

Daily Zen Quote - August 27, 2016

Right in the difficult we must have our joys, our happiness, our dreams: there against the depth of this background, they stand out, there for the first time we see how beautiful they are.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Daily Zen Quote - August 26, 2016

Soon, when all is well, you're going to look back on this period of your life and be so glad that you never gave up.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - August 25, 2016

Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times the 'hero' within us is revealed.
~ Bob Riley

Daily Zen Quote - August 24, 2016

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - August 23, 2016

We acquire the strength we have overcome.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Daily Zen Quote - August 22, 2016

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - August 21, 2016

In life, you will realize there is a role for everyone you meet.
Some will test you,
some will use you,
some will love you,
and some will teach you.
But the ones who are truly important are the ones who bring out the best in you.
They are the rare and amazing people who remind you why it's worth it.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - August 20, 2016

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - August 19, 2016

When you seek it, you cannot find it.
~ Zen Proverb

Daily Zen Quote - August 18, 2016

Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - August 17, 2016

Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know.
~ Zen Proverb

Daily Zen Quote - August 16, 2016

A flower falls even though we love it and a weed grows even though we do not love it.
~ Dogen Zenj

Daily Zen Quote - August 15, 2016

Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes, it obstructs your vision.
~ Hsi-Tang

Daily Zen Quote - August 14, 2016

Practice is this life, and realization is this life, and this life is revealed right here and now.
~ Maezumi Roshi

Daily Zen Quote - August 13, 2016

If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. That is very serious!
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Daily Zen Quote - August 12, 2016

When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it.
~ Eckhart Tolle

Daily Zen Quote - August 11, 2016

I'm here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away.
~ Pema Chödrön

Daily Zen Quote - August 10, 2016

Wherever you are, be there totally.
~ Eckhart Tolle

Daily Zen Quote - August 9, 2016

The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That's all there ever is.
~ Eckhart Tolle

Daily Zen Quote - August 8, 2016

This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
~ Alan Watts

Daily Zen Quote - August 7, 2016

Buddha was asked, "What have you gained from meditation?" He replied, "Nothing! However," Buddha said, "Let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, Fear of Old Age and Death."
~ Zen Quote

Daily Zen Quote - August 6, 2016

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - August 5, 2016

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
~ Buddhist Proverb

Daily Zen Quote - August 4, 2016

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - August 3, 2016

There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.
~ Zen Quote

Daily Zen Quote - August 2, 2016

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - August 1, 2016

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, Heaven or Hell.
~ Buddha