The Bonsai Quotes

May you live in interesting times.
Chinese Curse

You can not prevent
the birds of sorrow from flying
over your head, but you can prevent
them from building a nest in your hair
Chinese Proverb

We cling to our own point of view,
as though everything depended on it.
Yet our opinions have no permanence;
like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.
Chuang Tzu

The Tao is called the Great Mother:
empty yet inexhaustible,
it gives birth to infinite worlds.
It is always present within you.
You can use it any way you want.
Tao Te Ching

Pain is inevitable.
Suffering is optional.
Zen Proverb

The man who removes a mountain
begins by carrying away small stones.
Chinese Proverb

Thousands of candles
can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Buddha

There is great enlightenment
where there has been great wonder.
Muso Kokushi

The surest test if a man be sane
is if he accepts life whole, as it is....
Lao Tzu

Know what you want,
know what makes you feel good about yourself,
know what brings you into harmony with others.
I Ching

The biggest problem in the world
could have been solved when it was small.
Lao Tzu

The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains
is the Zen you bring up there.
Robert M. Persig

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it,
or who said it, no matter if I have said it,
unless it agrees with your own reason
and your own common sense.
Buddha

There is an old Japanese saying that I often remember
when I'm having a particularly bad day.
"Even monkeys fall out of trees."

Teachers open the door.
You enter by yourself.
Chinese Proverb

Always we hope someone else has the answer.
Some other place will be better,
some other time it will all turn out
This is it.
No one else has the answer.
No other place will be better,
and it has already turned out.
Lao Tzu

I am often asked about my Buddhist religion.
Most simply, it is the practice of compassion.
Dalai Lama

If you can help others, do it, but if you cannot,
restrain yourself and at least do not harm anyone.
Dalai Lama

When in doubt,
maintain your dignity
I Ching

At the center of your being you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.
Lao-Tzu

Even death is not to be feared
by one who has lived wisely.
Buddha

Good fortune comes through conducting yourself
with thoughtfulness and courtesy.
I Ching

It is quite possible for someone to chose incorrectly
or to judge badly,
but freedom must allow such mistakes.
Sang Kyu Shin

You yourself,
as much as anybody in the entire universe,
deserve your love and affection.
Buddha

Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream,
Counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing,
Religious robes no more spiritual than work clothes.
Lao-tzu

If you can't change your fate,
change your attitude.
Amy Tan

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

Be light unto yourselves.
Rely upon yourself; do not depend on anyone else.
Buddha's last words

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August 30, 2003

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