Lao Tzu

Tao in the world is like a river flowing home to the sea.

Why is the tao so valuable? Because it is everywhere, and everyone can use it. This is why those who seek will find.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish – don’t overdo it.

A man who is good enough to go to heaven is not good enough to be a clergyman.

God has no religion.

If you are a Christian, you are in danger. If you decided to abandon your faith and become an atheist, you also are to be liquidated according to their concept. You are in danger if you decide to become a Muslim. It is not going to save you anyway because they believe traditional Islam is hostile to their goals.

O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.

It is a naked city. Faith is not pampered, nor hope encouraged; there is no place to lay one’s exhaustion: but instead pinnacles skewer it undisguised against vacancy.

As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color & fragrance of the flower; so do the wise move through the world.

Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.

You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.

I don’t know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn’t.

Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.

It is easy to believe we are each waves and forget we are also the ocean.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.

Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. – Shunryu Suzuki

Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.