“ It is both dangerous and absurd for our world to be a group of communions mutually excommunicate. Alan W. Watts
“ Before we were born we had no feeling; we were one with the universe. This is called "mind-only," or "essence of mind," or "big mind," After we are separated by birth from this oneness, as the water f… Shunryu Suzuki
“ At the moment of giving birth to a child, is the mother separate from the child? You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child. Dogen Zenji
“ In zazen, leave your front door and your back door open. Let thoughts come and go. Just don't serve them tea. Shunryu Suzuki
“ Life is a whirlwind of many opportunities. Choose to embrace all of them in deepest gratitude. Learn to forgive yourself and honour the heart that beats within you, as well as the head that rests on y… Michelle Cruz-Rosado
“ The essence of your mind is not born, so it will never die. It is not an existence, which is perishable. It is not an emptiness, which is a mere void. It has neither colour nor form. It enjoys no plea… Bassui Takusho
“ Yet what keeps me from dissolving right now into a complete fairy-tale shimmer is this solid truth, a truth which has veritably built my bones over the last few years - I was not rescued by a prince;… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ We’re in such a hurry most of the time we never get a chance to talk. The result is a kind of endless day to day shallowness, a monotony that leaves a person wondering where all the time went and sorr… Robert M. Pirsig
“ Zen has been called the "religion before religion," which is to say that anyone can practice, including those committed to another faith. And that phrase evokes that natural religion of our early chil… Peter Matthiessen
“ People get stuck a lot because they're afraid to act; in the worst case,...we get so attached to some end result that we can't function. We need help just to move on, only life doesn't wait. Bernie Glassman
“ We do so much, we run so quickly, the situation is difficult, and many people say, "Don't just sit there, do something." But doing more things may make the situation worse. So you should say, "Don't j… Thich Nhat Hanh
“ To have some deep feeling about Buddhism is not the point; we just do what we should do, like eating supper and going to bed. This is Buddhism. Shunryu Suzuki
“ While you are continuing this practice, week after week, year after year, your experience will become deeper and deeper, and your experience will cover everything you do in your everyday life. The mos… Shunryu Suzuki
“ With passions stilled and one's nature firm, all destinies are in harmony; When the full moon of contemplation is reached you will be pure. Wu Cheng'en
“ When we attach to a problem, we make the problem worse. When we attach to a solution, we make the problem worse. Barry Graham
“ Zen probably won’t solve a single one of our problems. What it might do is help us relate differently to what we consider problems. Barry Graham
