In the morning before dressing light an incense and meditate
– Soyen Shaku
Retire at a regular hour
– Soyen Shaku
Partake of food at regular intervals. Eat with moderation and never to point of satisfaction
– Soyen Shaku
Receive a guest with the same attitude you have when alone, when alone maintain the same attitude you have in receiving guests
– Soyen Shaku
Watch what you say and whatever you say practice it
– Soyen Shaku
When an opportunity comes do not let it pass you by, yet always think twice before acting
– Soyen Shaku
Do not regret the past look for the future
– Soyen Shaku
Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child
– Soyen Shaku
Upon retiring, sleep as if you had entered your last sleep
– Soyen Shaku
Upon Awakening leave your bed behind you instantly as if you had cast away a pair of old shoes
– Soyen Shaku
Let go or be dragged
– Zen Proverb
When you do something you should immerse yourself completely, leaving no room for thinking
– Unknown
Live by letting things happen
– Dogen
Treat every moment as your last, it’s not preparation for something else
– Shunryu Suzuki
Cease to cherish your opinions
– Sengzan
As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb he colour and fragrance of the flower; Be wise more through the world
– Buddha
Peace comes from within do not seek it without
– Unknown
Act without expectation
Lao Tzu
Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within your self
– Dogen
Face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go
– Sheng Yen
You are exactly where you need to be
– Unknown
One losses joy and happiness in the attempt to poses them
– Nasahobu Fukuoka
To seek is to suffer, to seek nothing is bliss
– Bodhidharama
Wherever you are be there totally
– Ekhart Tolle
If you want to change the world start with the next person who comes to you in need
– B.D.Schiers
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as the earth revolves on its axis slowly, evenly without rushing towards the future
– Thich Nhat Hanh
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness
– Thich Nhat Hanh
Let go of your attachment to the self
Let your mind wander in the pure and simple
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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