From Denis Diderot: “The first step toward philosophy is incredulity.”
Tag Archives: Enlightenment
Quote of the day 05/19/26
From Robert M. Pirsig: “The only zen you find on the tops of mountains is the zen you bring up there.”
Quote of the day 02/17/26
From Gautama Buddha: “If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves.”
Quote of the day 11/16/25
From Gautama Buddha: “If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your own path.”
Quote of the day 11/02/25
From Dogen: “To be in harmony with the hardship of the world is enlightenment.”
Quote of the day 07/10/25
From Basho: “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
Quote of the day 06/26/25
From Udanavarga: “He whose mind is subdued and perfectly controlled is happy.”
Quote of the day 06/03/25
From R.H. Blyth: “We do zazen, not to get anything, but to throw away all we have and to throw away even the idea that we are throwing something away. ‘A still-soliciting eye.’ This is the precise opposite of Wordsworth’s ‘a quiet eye’; it is the disease of the mind, to be always, incessantly, evenContinue reading “Quote of the day 06/03/25”
Quote of the day 05/15/25
From Roshi: “He who studies gains something every day: he who follows the Way loses something every day.”
Quote of the day 05/09/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Roshi, speaking of the man who follows the Way, says, ‘He is like a child alone, careless, unattached, devoid of ambition.’”
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