15 Zen Quotes to Live By

1. Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. ― Dalai Lama


2. The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth. ― Thích Nhất Hạnh


3. Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day. ― Dalai Lama


4. The trouble is, you think you have time. ― Buddha


5. Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. ― Dalai Lama


6. Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark. ― Zen Proverb


7. One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.– Dogen


8. All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness. – Eckhart Tolle

9. Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be.– Eckhart Tolle


10. Let go over a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life — after that you cannot be deceived.– Zen Proverb


11. “Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.”
― Alan W. Watts

12. “Mind your thoughts, as they become your words. Mind your words, as they become your actions. Mind your actions, as they become you.”- Buddha

13. “Inspiring others towards happiness brings you happiness.” –Zen saying

14. “Nothing ever exists entirely alone. Everything is in relation to everything else.”– Buddha

15. "The greatest effort is not concerned with results." - Atisha