Our real journey in life is interior; It is a matter of growth, deepening, and of an ever greater surrender to the creative action of love and grace in our hearts. Never was it more necessary to respond to that action.
~ Thomas Merton
 
The purpose of meditation is to awaken in us the sky-like nature of mind, and to introduce us to that which we really are, our unchanging pure awareness, which underlies the whole of life and death. ~ Carlos Castenada (Don Juan)
 
 
To the mind that is still, The whole universe surrenders. ~ Chuang Tzu

The disciplined person masters thoughts by stillness and emotions by calmness. ~ Lao Tzu
 
 
Beginning the day, I see that life is a miracle. Attentive to each moment, I keep my mind clear like a calm river. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
 
Love the moment And the energy of that moment Will spread out beyond all boundaries. ~ Corita Kent
 
Zen in its essenceis the art of seeing into the nature of one's being,
and it points the way from bondage to freedom.
~ D.T. Suzuki

The pursuit of truth and beautyis a sphere of activity in which
we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
~ Albert Einstein

I count him braver who conquers his desires
than him who conquers his enemies;
for the hardest victory is the victory over self.
~ Aristotle
 
There is no enlightenment outside of daily life. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
 
Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
 
Love says "I am everything", Wisdom says "I am nothing".
Between the two, life flows. ~ Niseragatta

Sages since time immemorial have only explained the problems of pollution. If one does not have all that false consciousness, emotional and intellectual opinionatedness, and conceptual habituation, one is clear as autumn water, pure and uncontrived, placid and uninhibited. Such people are called Wayfarers, or free people.
- Kuei-Shan (771-854)