Daily Zen Quote - September 30, 2016

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth:
not going all the way and not starting.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 29, 2016

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 28, 2016

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 27, 2016

Five Hindrances:
1. Sense Craving
2. Anger or Ill Will
3. Sloth and Torpor
4. Restlessness and Worry
5. Doubt and Inner Critic
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 26, 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 - September 25, 2016

The joy of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship. It is the spiritual inspiration that comes to you when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust with a friendship.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Daily Zen Quote - September 24, 2016

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

Daily Zen Quote - September 23, 2016

If it is not truthful and not helpful, don't say it.
If it is truthful and not helpful, don't say it.
If it is not truthful yet helpful, don't say it.
If it is truthful and helpful, wait for the right time.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 22, 2016

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 21, 2016

Friendship depends on you, not the other person. What matters is what you put into a friendship, not what you get out of it.
~ Daisaku Ikeda

Daily Zen Quote - September 20, 2016

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 19, 2016

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.
~ Proverb Saying

Daily Zen Quote - September 18, 2016

Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.
~ Herman Hesse

Daily Zen Quote - September 17, 2016

Let go or be dragged.
~ Zen Proverb

Daily Zen Quote - September 16, 2016

Accept what , let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.
~ Zen Proverb

Daily Zen Quote - September 15, 2016

Knowledge is learning something every day.
Wisdom is letting go of something every day.
~ Zen Proverb

Daily Zen Quote - September 14, 2016

Maintaining mindfulness, especially when confronted with challenging situations, means staying focused while also and letting go. This way you remain non-judgemental, allowing things to be as they are.
~ Ed and Deb Shapiro

Daily Zen Quote - September 13, 2016

Life is an echo.
What you send out,
comes back.
What you sow,
you reap.
What you give, you get.
What you see in others,
exists in you.
~ Zig Ziglar

Daily Zen Quote - September 12, 2016

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
~ Lao Tzu

Daily Zen Quote - September 11, 2016

A jug fills drop by drop.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 10, 2016

There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 9, 2016

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 8, 2016

Nothing is permanent. Everything is subject to change. Being is always becoming.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 7, 2016

No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 6, 2016

Success is not the key to happiness; happiness is the key to success.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 5, 2016

His success may be great, but be it ever so great the wheel of fortune may turn again and bring him down into the dust.
~ Buddha

Daily Zen Quote - September 4, 2016

Guild, regret, resentment, sadness and all forms of non-forgiveness are caused by too much past and not enough presence.
~ Eckhart Tolle

Daily Zen Quote - September 3, 2016

My experience is that the teachers we need most are the people we're living with right now.
~ Byron Katie

Daily Zen Quote - September 2, 2016

If you want to change the world, start with the next person who comes to you in need.
~ B.D. Schiers

Daily Zen Quote - September 1, 2016

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