Category Zen Wisdom

Goethe says : “All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.”

Chinese proverb says : “Over a long distance, you learn about the strength of your horse; over a long time, you learn about the character of your friend.”

Chinese proverb says : “A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.”

Buddha says : “One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind a cloud.”

Buddha says : “It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering causes the greatest fear.”

Buddha says : “Don’t blindly believe what I say. Don’t believe me because others convince you of my words. Don’t believe anything you see, read, or hear from others, whether of authority, religious teachers or texts. Don’t rely on logic…

Buddha says : “By three things the wise person may be known. What three? He sees a shortcoming as it is. When he sees it, he tries to correct it. And when another acknowledges a shortcoming, the wise one forgives…