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Zen Quotes: Famous Zen Quotes About Life to Guide You on the Path to Peace
In Western society, we tend to place our wellbeing and happiness on external forces, such as our job, our relationships or our material possessions.
However, Buddhism takes a different point of view.
They believe that happiness, peace and wellbeing come from inside us, regardless of our external environment.
They place huge emphasis on virtues such as compassion and kindness and use countless meditation techniques to achieve peace and enlightenment.
In order to understand this different but enlightening point of view, we’ve collated some of the most mind altering quotes from famous Zen masters around the world.
We hope it will offer you a different way to look at things so you can find true meaning in life.
Sample Quotes
What was never lost can never be found. ― Zen Proverb
Those who are awake, live in a state of constant amazement. ― Buddha
The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth. ― Thích Nhất Hạnh
If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present. ― Lao Tzu
Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink. ― Shunryu Suzuki
Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand – relax. ― Osho
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 a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day. ― Dalai Lama
All that we are, is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become. ― Buddha
Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind. ― Zen Proverb
Zen is nothing to get excited about. Shunryu Suzuki
Zen is a quiet thing. It listens. Howard Fast
Your whole world happens in your mind. Make sure you give it ample amount of love and care. Are you? Maxime Lagacé
However, Buddhism takes a different point of view.
They believe that happiness, peace and wellbeing come from inside us, regardless of our external environment.
They place huge emphasis on virtues such as compassion and kindness and use countless meditation techniques to achieve peace and enlightenment.
In order to understand this different but enlightening point of view, we’ve collated some of the most mind altering quotes from famous Zen masters around the world.
We hope it will offer you a different way to look at things so you can find true meaning in life.
Sample Quotes
What was never lost can never be found. ― Zen Proverb
Those who are awake, live in a state of constant amazement. ― Buddha
The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth. ― Thích Nhất Hạnh
If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present. ― Lao Tzu
Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink. ― Shunryu Suzuki
Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand – relax. ― Osho
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 a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day. ― Dalai Lama
All that we are, is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become. ― Buddha
Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind. ― Zen Proverb
Zen is nothing to get excited about. Shunryu Suzuki
Zen is a quiet thing. It listens. Howard Fast
Your whole world happens in your mind. Make sure you give it ample amount of love and care. Are you? Maxime Lagacé
23 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 9, 2020
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