Thought

What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now.
All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
The clearer and stronger your intention, the more quickly and easily your creative visualization will work.
We always attract into our lives whatever we think about most, believe most strongly, expect on the deepest level, and imagine most vividly.
Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just put forth a clear enough request, and everything your heart truly desires must come to you.
The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.
The truth is: if you knew you could handle anything that came your way, what would you possibly have to fear? The answer is: nothing!
Our day-to-day existence is very much alive with hope, although there is no guarantee of our future. There is no guarantee that tomorrow at this time we will be here. But we are working for that purely on the basis of hope. So, we need to make the best use of our time. I believe that the proper utilization of time is this: if you can, serve other [continue reading...]
Whether our action is wholesome or unwholesome depends on whether that action or deed arises from a disciplined or undisciplined state of mind.
If you think only of yourself, only your own happiness, the result is actually less happiness.
A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.
You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we can only face alone.
Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do.
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or [continue reading...]
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.
Don't think, feel....it is like a finger pointing a way to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory!
The Highest Thought is always that thought which contains joy.