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The answers you seek are within.
Making time for not thinking about anything – that is the first step towards creating a simple life.
the key to keeping your mind invigorated is to first put the things around you in order.
‘All things come from nothingness’
‘Within nothingness there is infinite potential.’
The meaning of gasshō: the left hand represents you; the right represents others
‘Mountain dwelling’ is the lifestyle idealized by Japanese people. It is considered the most beautiful way to live,
Simply work hard to do today what needs to be done. And fortune will surely come your way.
‘Be the master wherever you go. Then, wherever you find yourself, things will be as they truly are.’
What the Japanese prize most is the fragility of the cherry blossoms’ beauty.
The three poisons are greed, anger and ignorance.
Multiple colours are not used in Zen painting – only the single hue of the ink. The reason? It is believed that true beauty cannot be expressed through colours and that colours are an imperfect expression of the ineffability of beauty.
It is more enriching to build one meaningful relationship than to amass one hundred insubstantial connections.
sottaku doji, which means, literally, ‘pecking simultaneously from the inside and out’.
‘Pay no attention’ is also Buddhist wisdom ‘Unmoved even when the eight winds blow’
Even when your interactions with someone are strained, do not be attached to the relationship. Try putting it at a distance.
The you of a moment ago is the past you Focus on the here and now rather than on the past
‘Life is full of fortune and misfortune, but cherish being alive, every single day. Life will pass you by.’
