Wisdom of the Ages

I believe I have some very strong connections with previous Dalai Lamas, especially the fifth. (Dalai Lama)

The no-mind not-thinks no-thoughts about no-things. - Buddha

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. - Rabindranath Tagore

From your first day at school you are cut off from life to make theories. - Taisen Deshmaru

The closer you stand to the lighthouse, the darker it gets.

The stopping of becoming is nirvana - Samyutta-nikaya II

Tolerance, patience, and courage are the signs not of failure, but of victory. - D.L.

The concept of "me" and "they" is no longer there. We must take care of others' interests as well as our own. D.L.

What I miss most are my favorite flowers, the delphinium and dahlia. They grow so well in most parts of Tibet. In Dharamshala I simply cannot grown them. -D.L.

Non-vioence is not a question of holiness. It is a question of reality. - D.L.

Spirituality should be able to guide people about the essence which is contentment, self-discipline, caring, sharing, forgiveness, and tolerance. D.L.

To Zen, time and eternity are one. - D.T. Suzuki

If you're more relaxed, I think your brain functions more effectively. - D.L.

When drinking water, remember its source.

The way of the sage is to act but not to compete. - Lao-tzu

A good traveler leaves no track. - Tao te Ching

When you encounter someone greater than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you encounter someone lesser than you, look within and examine your own self. - Confucius

Not to have any desire whatsoever - that is the way. - Keizam

Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those that a chick which has not broken its way through the shell might form of the outside world. - Buddha

Let not the fruit of action be your motive to action. Your business is with the action alone, not with the fruit of action. - Bhagavad Gita

In fact, it is dubious that one can even speak of "experiencing" reality, since this would imply a separation between the experiencer and the experience. - Chogyam Trungpa

Life is but a journey; death is returning home.

Dialogue is the only way to get to know other people's views and the proper way to solve any problems. - D.L.

What I preach is the wisdom of all the previous masters which has been handed down over two thousand years. - D.L.

Misfortune comes from one's mouth and ruins him, but fortune comes from one's mind and makes him worthy of respect. - Nichiren

We should find perfect existence through imperfect experience. - Shunryu Suzuki

The mind should be nowhere in particular. - Takuan

Every faith has a piece of truth. - D.L.

What the eye does not see the heart does not ourn

Since body and mind are indivisible, so are past and present. - Keizan

Watchfulness is the path to immortality, and thoughtlessness the path to death. The watchful do not die, but the thoughtless are already like the dead. - Dhammapada

The quiter you become, the more you can hear. - Baba Ram Dass

It may be aggreeable for certain people to live a retired life in a quiet place away from noise and disturbance. But it is certainly more praiseworthy and courageous to practise Buddhism living among your fellow beings, helping them and being of service to them. - Walpola Sri Rahula

Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem. - Matsuo Basho

To understand truth one must have a sharp, precise, clear mind; not a cunning mind, but a mind that is capable of looking without any distortion, a mind innocent and vulnerable. - J. Krishnamurti

Chance implies an absolute absence of any principle. - Chuang Tzu

Even after all this time, The Sun never says to the Earth, "You owe me," Look at what happens to a love like that, It lights the whole world. - Hafiz, Persian Sufi 14th century

Hire a young carpenter but consult an old physician.

Our mothers teach us the power of compassion right from our birth. - D.L.

Foolish friends are worse than wise enemies. - conf

The wise one sets no high value on a thing simply because it's hard to get. - Tao te Ching

Zen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points - DT Suzuki

He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlighteneds. - Lao Tzu

To understand everything is to forgive everything. - Bud

The world is so constructed, that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also endure its pains. - Swami Brahmananda

Meditation is not the means to an end. It is both the means and the end. - J. Krishnamurti

Sitting quietly,

doing nothing,

Spring comes and

the grass grows by itself. - Zenrin

Do not seek the truth. Only cease to cherish opinions. - Zen saying

Of all strategies to know when to quit may be the best.

To reach enlightenment, one aspires to help end the suffering of all sentient beings and to attain wisdom. - D.L.

The innate desire of humnkind is happiness. - D.L.

Rise early in the morning to greet the sun. Breathe in and let yourself soar to the ends of the universe; breathe out and bring the cosmos back inside. - Morihei Ueshiba

Envelope adversaries with love, entrust yourself to the natural flow of things, unify body and mind and efface the boundary between self and other. This opens unlimited possibilities. Victory is to become the universe itself. - Morihei Ueshiba

The fool who knows he is a fool is for that very reason wise. The fool who thinks himslef wise is the greatest fool of all. - Shakyamuni

Control your emotion or it will control you.

Not to have any desire whatsoever - that is the Way. - Keizan

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves. - Nagarjuna

Heaven-sent calamities you may stand up against, but you cannot survive those brought on by yourself. - Shu Ching

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