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Enlightenment is when a wave realizes it is the ocean. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

When you want what you get, you always get what you want.

9 of history's great philosophers happiness quotes: Russell, Nietzsche, Mill, Socrates, Confucious, Seneca, Lao Tzu, Kierkegaard, Thoreau...

Diet soda does more harm than good.

The Power of Concentration, by the New York Times

There's only one way to become good at something.

Zen Fable: The River Crossing Koan

Shaolin Kid Yin Shu Gun Teaching Jackie Chan a Staff Routine

Shoshin: This Zen Concept Will Help You Stop Being a Slave to Old Behaviors and Beliefs, by James Clear

15 Quotes From the ‘Twenty-Four Histories’ of China

Zen and the Art of Dying Well

The Minimalists Decluttering: On day one throw out, sell, donate or recycle an item. On day two, 2 items. On day three, 3 items. And so on.

When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come. ~Oprah Winfrey

Shifu anything is possible when you have inner peace gif

How to Love: Legendary Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on Mastering the Art of “Interbeing” | Brain Pickings

Kung Fu Panda turtle quote Oogway there are no accidents gif

A Woman Drank Warm Honey Lemon Water Every Morning for a Year and Here’s What She Learned, by elephant journal

Ego says once everything falls into place I'll find peace... Spirit says find peace and everything will fall into place.

Tiger resting on a Buddha Head

Lesson of Time - Karma: One tree makes a million match sticks. One matchstick can burn down a million trees.

Frozen Pond / Zen Pond

Music in the Soul can be heard by the Universe. ~Lao Tzu

When virtue is lost, benevolence appears. ~Lao Tzu quote on Virtue and Expediency

If your plan is for 1 year, plant rice; If your plan is for 10 years, plant trees; If your plan is for 100 years, educate children.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. ~Buddha

Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong.

Verses on the Faith Mind

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good. ~Buddha

Let's all find inner peace with the Gato Zen

The Stoic Way of Life

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. ~Lao Tzu

How Knitting Behind Bars Transformed Maryland Convicts

Buddhist Monks' Breakdance in Honor of Beastie Boys’ MCA

8 Different Ways to Get Great Ideas | Stanford GSB

what does buddhism require?

The Hard Stuff Often Matters Most : zenhabits

He Who Knows Others Is Wise. He Who Knows Himself Is Enlightened. ~Tao Te Ching

Andrew Z. Cohen: Evolutionary Mysticism for Living in an Infinite Universe

This is Your Brain on Yoga. {Infographic Magic} | elephant journal

Humanistic Geopolitics

The Nature of the Self: Experimental Philosopher Joshua Knobe on How We Know Who We Are | Brain Pickings

Better, by Kamal Ravikant | Founder Zen

The trouble is, you think you have time.

How to Chop Wood

Worrying is vanity. ~Kenko, Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness)

An Antidote to the Age of Anxiety: Alan Watts on Happiness and How to Live with Presence, by Brain Pickings

Good benefit exchanges focus on what your audience wants – not what you want.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle... Happiness never decreases from being shared.

The magic happens in empty space-neuroplasticity

Four Questions To Ask Yourself Before Opening Your Big Mouth

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