10 minutes of peace and Zen quotes :D

This was an amazing video...Its basically a collection of amazing scenery from Japan (I think) and its filled with Zen quotes...For those of you who don't know Zen is a form/offshoot of Buddhism and basically Zen masters like Confucius have wonderful quotes filled with wisdom and insight...My orthodox Muslim brothers might argue that why should one seek wisdom from a "non-Islamic" source when all the wisdom is already there in our Holy Book and traditions...Its just that I believe wisdom or knowledge cannot be confined to one school of thought...Afterall God sent 124,000 prophets/messengers to this world of which only a handful (24 or 26, have to recheck) are mentioned in the Holy Quran...So, its quite possible that the wisdom they bestowed might have filtered through these quotes, scriptures etc...My point being, all these streams of knowledge might originate from different sources but in the end they meander and flow through to the main sea of knowledge and that is the infinite wisdom and knowledge of God...Watch the above video after a long stressful day of work or studies/exams and I am quite confident the sights (garden) and sounds (Yanni's song of an angel) will soothe you and take all your stress away...In line with todays' new found knowledge, I'm sharing some well known Zen-master quotes that I googled for this post...Enjoy...May the force be with you (:

QUOTES

If you want to be free,
Get to know your real self.
It has no form, no appearance,
No root, no basis, no abode,
But is lively and buoyant.
It responds with versatile facility,
But its function cannot be located.
Therefore when you look for it,
You become further from it;
When you seek it
You turn away from it all the more.
- Linji (d. 867)

"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare"

"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard"

"Your smile determines how you see and think about the world around you"

“Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.” Douglas Pagels

dailyzen: "“You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.”

If you want a certain thing, you must first be a certain person. Once you are that certain person, obtaining that certain thing will no longer be a concern of yours.

“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” William S. Burroughs

“Said the river to the seeker, “Does one really have to fret about enlightenment? No matter which way I turn, I’m homeward bound.” Anthoney De Mello

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” Etty Hillesum

“Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand – relax. If you relax, it comes. If you relax, it is there. If you relax, you start vibrating with it.” Osho

“God is a synergetic experience. Science can never reveal it, philosophy can never come to it – only a poetic approach, a very passive, very loving approach, can.” Osho

“This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one of the secrets of energy in our great men.” Captain J. A. Hadfield

“It is better to practice a little than talk a lot.” Muso Kokushi

“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even our troubles.” Charlie Chaplin

“The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.” Ma-Tsu

“No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive.” Dr. Joyce Brothers

“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” William S. Burroughs

“Ten thousand flowers in spring
the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze in summer,
snow in winter.
If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,
this is the best season of your life.” Wu-men

It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others.

Zen Proverb. Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.

Zen Proverb. Sit, walk, or run, but don't wobble.

A person who no matter how desperate the situation gives others hope, is a true leader-Daisaku Ikeda (Obviously zardari isn't a leader by that definition)