Zen Proverbs Quotes Sayings Collection | Quotsagram

Obstacles do not block the path, they are the path.

Change how you see and see how you change.

Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark.

In Zen, we don't find the answers.We lose the questions.

Let go or be dragged.

Water which is too pure has no fish.

When you get there, there isn't any there there.

Words are the fog one has to see through.

Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere.

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.

Knowledge is learning something everyday. Wisdom is letting go of something everyday.

He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

The only zen you find at the top of the mountain is the zen you bring with you.

Understanding nothingness takes time.

Joy comes from appreciation. Appreciation comes from paying attention. Paying attention is the practice of Zen.

Sometimes, simply by sitting, the soul collects wisdom.

Consider the trees which allow the birds to perch and fly away without either inviting them to stay or desiring them never to depart. If your heart can be like this, you will be near to the way.

If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?

No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.