Tag: Stones on the Path

“You cannot stay on the summit forever. You have to come down again…. One climbs and one sees; one descends and one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself … by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one no longer sees, one can at least still know.”
René Daumal

“Since everything is none other than exactly as it is, one may well just break out in laughter.”
~ Long Chen Pa

“No one is injured but by himself.”
~ Michel de Montaigne

“Awakening is not something newly discovered; it has always existed. There is no need to seek or follow the advice of others. Learn to listen to that voice within yourself just here and now. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things. Do not doubt the possibilities because of the simplicity of these teachings. If you can’t find the truth right where you are; where else do you think you will find it?”
~ Buddhist texts

“To get this chance [to practice the Dharma] is very difficult. To be born as a human being is very difficult. Among uncountable sperms and eggs … you are here. Wonderful chance. Congratulations!”
Soen Nakagawa

“You yourself are time — your body, your mind, the object around you. Plunge into the river of time and swim, instead of standing on the banks and noting the course of the currents.”
~ Philip Kapleau

“A guru is like a fire. If you get too close you get burned; if you stay too far away, you don’t get enough heat.”
~ Tibetan proverb

“The important thing is to do, and nothing else; be what it may.”
~ Pablo Picasso

“The wonderful thing about Zen practice is that you get to do it whether you like it or not.”
~ Zen saying

“When we are not sure, we are alive.”
~ Graham Greene