Zen Quotes on Inner Peace
12 real, sourced lines — every attribution checked
Peace, in Zen, is not the absence of trouble but the end of the argument with it. Sourced lines on the calm that does not depend on circumstances.
The quotes
“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.”
“If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.”
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear.”
“Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.”
“Nothing outside yourself can cause any trouble. You yourself make the waves in your mind.”
“Calmness of mind does not mean you should stop your activity. Real calmness should be found in activity itself.”
“When love and hate are both absent, everything becomes clear and undisguised.”
— Sengcan
“Just put thoughts to rest and don't seek outwardly anymore.”
“Every day is a good day.”
“You are the sky. Everything else — it's just the weather.”
“When the deep meaning of things is not understood, the mind's essential peace is disturbed.”
— Sengcan
“If you wish to see the truth, then hold no opinion for or against anything.”
— Sengcan
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