Quotes, proverbs for every day

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill

 

The journey of a thousands miles must begin with a single step.

-Zen Quotes by Lao Tzu

The true purpose (of Zen) is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes

-Shunryu Suzuki

 I wish you continued success in everything you do.

Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it´s greedy or loving . . . Dan Millman

Peace comes from within do not seek it without - Buddha

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

Chinese Proverb

Teachers open the door... You enter by yourself.

Japanese Proverb

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

 

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Chinese Proverb

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Chinese Proverb

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion

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Buddhism - Nothing but everything - Zen

Bodhidharma's definition:

A special transmission outside the scriptures;
No dependence on words and letters;
Direct pointing to the mind of man;
Seeing into one's nature and attaining Buddhahood.

Zen teaches that enlightenment is achieved through the profound realization that one is already an enlightened being.

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