🌊 平穏・安らぎ

“「I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.」”

“「The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.」”

“「Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.」”

“「Each moment is all being, is the whole world. Anything that exists is yourself.」”

“「I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.」”

“「The point of the spiritual path is not to avoid all pain. It is to learn how to deal with pain and difficult situations skillfully.」”

“「It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.」”

“「In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts mind there are few.」”

“「What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind.」”

“「The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.」”

“「Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.」”

“「The only thing constant in life is change.」”

“「The only constant in life is change.」”

“「Life is always right here, right now. It is not somewhere else.」”

“「A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.」”

“「Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.」”

“「Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.」”

“「The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.」”

“「Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.」”

“「God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.」”

“「To find yourself, think for yourself.」”

“「God is dead.」”

“「You might be tempted to avoid the messiness of daily living for the tranquility of stillness and peace. This of course would be an attachment to stillness.」”

“「Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves.」”

“「Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.」”

“「Man is the measure of all things: of things which are, that they are, and of things which are not, that they are not.」”

“「The rain has stopped, the clouds have drifted away, and the weather is clear again. If your heart is pure, then all things in your world are pure.」”

“「He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.」”

“「The only way to rectify our reasonings is to make them as tangible as those of the Mathematicians, so that we can find our error at a glance, and when there are disputes among persons, we can simply say: Let us calculate.」”

“「The root of suffering is attachment.」”

“「We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.」”

“「Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom.」”

“「The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.」”

“「The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of Hell, a hell of Heaven.」”

“「The whole path of mindfulness is this: whatever you are doing, be aware of it.」”

“「Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.」”

“「To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.」”

“「Doubt is the origin of wisdom.」”

“「All of humanitys problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone.」”

“「The best revenge is massive success.」”

“「It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.」”

“「This above all; to thine own self be true.」”

“「What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.」”

“「The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.」”