From Dogen: “If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.”
Tag Archives: Buddhism
Quote of the day 04/25/24
From Dogen: “If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”
Quote of the day 01/16/24
From Shantideva: “All the happiness there is in this world comes from thinking about others, and all the suffering comes from preoccupation with yourself.”
Quote of the day 12/31/23
From Shantideva: “How wonderful will it be when all beings experience each other as limbs on the one body of life.”
Quote of the day 11/13/23
From Shantideva: “If there is a remedy, then what is the use of frustration? If there is no remedy, then what is the use of frustration?”
Quote of the day 08/21/23
From the Buddha: “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”
Quote of the day 08/19/23
From Buddhism: “Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.”
Quote of the day 08/18/23
From Buddhism: “Let him not deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In anger or ill will let him not wish another ill.”
Today
If only I could be Like the gently swaying shadows of the branches of a tree
Quote of the day 08/05/23
From the Bodhicaryāvatāra: “If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.”