1,214 Quotes About Zen

So, without telling any of my Zen-snob buddies, I liked to pretend everything was the Pure Land, that my life was already perfect as it was.

The breath is always present. It lives and dies so quickly it doesn't have time to occupy thoughts.

The heart, the life that is within you, is born in companionship with the environment. Your heart is the life of the great universe. Our own hearts are the womb from which everything originates...

Bravery is the choice to show up and listen to another person, be it a loved one or perceived foe, even when it is uncomfortable, painful, or the last thing you want to do.

Having gratitude for being alive, being able to experience an inner delight in the moment, is one of the essential roots of happiness.

The things I carry are my thoughts. That's it. They are the only weight. My thoughts determine whether I am free and light or burdened.

Zen is about performing any task mindfully, thus every act can be turned into meditation like drinking tea, walking. Key is to do anything with awareness.

Yes, you are creative and in slow, languid times, creativity peers out of your soul like a field mouse from its burrow at night.

Om is the things, Om is the ingredient, Om is the container and the content of this universe.