Zen Proverbs

@ZenProverbs

Sharing the teachings of Zen, Buddhism, Taoism and related disciplines both old and new.

New York City, NY
Joined November 2010

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  1. 8 minutes ago

    "There is a Zen poem that says, 'If you ask where the flowers come from, even the God of Spring doesn't know.'" — Alan Watts ゚

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  2. 1 hour ago

    "Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now." — Eckhart Tolle ゚

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  3. 2 hours ago

    "Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else." — Fred Rogers ゚

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  4. 3 hours ago

    "Obey the nature of things (your own nature), and you will walk freely and undisturbed." — Sengcan ゚

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  5. 5 hours ago

    "All ego really is, is our opinions, which we take to be solid, real, and the absolute truth about how things are." — Pema Chödrön ゚

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  6. 6 hours ago

    "One forgets the self by becoming one with the task at hand. Zazen, or seated meditation, is the quintessential form for this focused awareness, but it can be practiced anywhere and anytime." — Andrew Cooper ゚

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  7. 7 hours ago

    "One seeks and seeks, but cannot find. One then gives up, and the answer comes by itself." — Alan Watts ゚

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  8. 8 hours ago

    "To study Buddhism is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be one with others." — Dōgen Zenji ゚

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  9. 8 hours ago

    There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path. — Buddhist proverb ^ |

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  10. 10 hours ago

    When you get to the top of the mountain, keep climbing. — Zen proverb ^ | □∧◯

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  11. 11 hours ago

    To be calm is the highest achievement of the self. — Zen proverb ^ |

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  12. 12 hours ago

    Replace "I will never be happy again" with "This shall pass." Everything is impermanent including this feeling of sadness and misery. — Haemin Sunim ^ |

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    Advice for Children - HHDL explains the importance of warm-heartedness and intelligence in answer to a question from a young girl at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 10, 2019.

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    "Is change possible in our emotions, in our traits, in our moods? For that we have to ask, what is the nature of mind?"

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    Feb 1

    "Integrity is a powerful force, keeping you alive to others long after you've left their presence." ― Mollie Marti

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  16. 14 hours ago

    The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that's available now. ^ — Thich Nhat Hanh |

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  17. 15 hours ago

    We may idealize freedom, but when it comes to our habits, we are completely enslaved. — Sogyal Rinpoche ^ |

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  18. 18 hours ago

    Everything keeps changing, whether we're aware of it or not. — Pema Chödron ^ |

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  19. 19 hours ago

    Daily Insight: Positive and Negative Empathy by Amit Ray “There are two types of empathy: the positive empathy and the negative empathy. When we are fully carried away by the unaware activities of the mirror neurons, we are under the trap of negative em…

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  20. 20 hours ago

    Don't expect others to praise you or raise toasts to you. Don't count on receiving credit for your good deeds or good practice. — Chögyam Trungpa ^ | □∧◯

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