From Thich Nhat Hanh: “My teaching is like a finger pointing to the moon. Do not mistake the finger for the moon.”
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Quote of the day 05/31/24
From Thich Nhat Hanh: “Don’t run away from things that are unpleasant in order to embrace things that are pleasant. Put your hands in the earth. Face the difficulties and grow new happiness.”
Quote of the day 05/30/24
From Thich Nhat Hanh: “Your purpose is to be yourself. You don’t have to run anywhere to become someone else. You are wonderful just as you are.”
Quote of the day 05/29/24
From Thich Nhat Hanh: “Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.”
Quote of the day 05/28/24
From Thich Nhat Hanh: “Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.”
Quote of the day 05/27/24
From Siddhartha Gautama: “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
Quote of the day 05/11/24
From Dogen: “When you ride in a boat and watch the shore, you might assume that the shore is moving. But when you keep your eyes closely on the boat, you can see that the boat moves. Similarly, if you examine many things with a confused mind, you might suppose that your mind and natureContinue reading “Quote of the day 05/11/24”
Quote of the day 05/10/24
From Dogen: “When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots, but just paint Spring. To paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots is to paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – it is not yet painting Spring.”
Quote of the day 05/09/24
From Dogen: “No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.”
Quote of the day 05/08/24
From Dogen: “Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others’ faults with a hateful mind. There is an old saying that if you stop seeing others’ faults, then naturally seniors and venerated and juniors are revered. Do not imitate others’ faults; just cultivate virtue. Buddha prohibited unwholesome actions, butContinue reading “Quote of the day 05/08/24”
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