Don't Worry Quotes

“Everyone is blessed with the power to start over”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“Most of people have little perspectives of delution. Delusion in Zen has deeper meaning. Envy of others, feeling of self doubt-there are also delutions. Meanwhile, existence of every thing and every person is absolute, unto itself -- there is no comparison.”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“Pride leads to failure, and humility is rewarded.”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Achieving Calm

“there's no use rethinking the past that is dead and gone, nor should we think about future that has yet to be born until it arrives”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“when we find ourselves in the present, the past is already dead while the future is about to be born”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“If you and your partner can understand eighty percent about each other- that is to say, if you can accept that eighty percent is enough- it is likely to be good for relationship....twenty percent of your partner will remain unchartered territory. the mystery and intrigue of it will sustain your interest in (and affection for) them. there's no such thing as one hundred percent mutual understanding...”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“Kazuo Inamori, who took over as CEO of Japan Airlines and led it through a restructuring after bankruptcy, also a Zen priest, once said: 'There is no such thing as failure. You cannot fail if you are challenging yourself. The only time you fail is when you give up.”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“Your circumstances should have no influence on the way you live your life. The way you live your life will affect how you perceive your circumstances.”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“All sentient beings, without exception, have Buddha nature.” It means that we all have the capacity for the inherent purity and perfection of the mind that is Buddha nature.”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“Suffering, if it is accepted together, borne together, is joy.”
― Shunmyo Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“You must try your best on the work that you have before you. Doing so will naturally bring about good connections. Other people will take notice of you if you’re working conscientiously on a project that might be
undervalued or neglected.”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“as long as you are satisfied, you will be able to accept the outcome with serenity, no matter what it is. You’ll be able to maintain a state of contentment, no matter which winds blow.”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“If you set your mind to accept that we have only now, that we have only here, you may learn a trick to spiritual improvement that will enable you to get serious about your work and about enjoying life.”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

“If you bemoan the fact that your present self is nothing more than a chipped bowl (or a dead-end job or  .  .  .), that will only magnify your unhappiness. Even a chipped bowl can be a vessel for delicious soup to warm someone’s soul.”
― Shunmyō Masuno, Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk