“The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words? He is the one I would like to talk to.”
– Chuang-Tsu

“When you meet a master swordsman, show him your sword. When you meet a man who is not a poet, do not show him your poems.”
– Lin-Chin

“later never exists.”
– anonymous

“there is always a piece of fortune in misfortune.”
– japanese proverb

“why are we so frightened of what is? what is the good of running away if whatever we are is always there.”
– krishnamurti

“if you don’t have enough to eat, work on getting enough to eat. if you can’t keep warm in winter, work on getting sufficient clothing. if you don’t have enough time to enjoy yourself, work toward getting leisure time. but when you have enough, you should stop.”
– the book of lieh tzu

We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
– Lao Tzu

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
– Lao Tzu

“enlightenment is the mind that sees into impermanence,”
– dogen

“freedom is free of plans and free of cares.”
– bodhidharma

“as for the people and affairs of the contemporary world, they hold no attraction to me…i close my gate, shut my door, hum poems and sing songs by myself.”
– yoshishige no yatsutane 

“when developed sufficiently, intuition brings immediate comprehension of truth.”
– paramahansa yogananda 

“all that we are is the result of what we have thought.”
– buddha

“if you understand, then things are just as they are; if you do not understand, then things are just as they are.”
– zen proverb

“the whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.”
– dogen

“we shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.”
– lao tzu

“you work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth. for to be idle is to become a stranger unto the seasons, and to step out of life’s procession, that marches in majesty and proud submission towards the infinite.”
– kahlil gibran

“freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.”
– krishnamurti

“if you speak or act with pure thought, happiness follows you…like a shadow that never leaves.”
– the dhammapada