Zen quotes
Ever been inspired by quotes from great thinkers? I have, some even has challenged my way of thinking about certain things. Regardless whether I’m inspired by each quote, I try to at least find/read one good quote by all the great thinkers (Lao-tzu, Mahatma Gandhi, etc.), daily. I started doing this in the beginning of this year. It helps to clear my mind, live in the moment and make me re-think things.
A few that have tweaked my brain….
The real enemies of our life are the ‘oughts’ and ‘ifs’. They pull us backward into the unalterable past and forward into the unpredictable future. -Henri J.M. Nouwen
Like a child standing in a beautiful park with his eyes shut tight, there’s no need to imagine trees, flowers, deer, birds and sky; we merely need to open our eyes and realize what is already here, who we already are - as soon as we stop pretending we’re small or unholy. - Bo Lozoff
Listen closely…. the eternal hush of silence goes on and on throughout all this, and has been going on, and will go on and on. This is because the world is nothing but a dream and is just a thought of and the everlasting eternity pays no attention to it. - Jack Kerouac
