Buddhist Quotes

Got two good ones, back-to-back here:

\"Morning, sickle in hand,
Noon, roaming the forest, gathering wood,
Now the evening moon, quietly shedding light on the path I walk.\"
(Commentary on the Nansen 'sickle' koan)


\"One must ask children and birds how strawberries and cherries taste.\"
-Goethe


-Chance

Today's calendar page. I REALLY like this one:
\"People imagine enlightenment will make them incredibly powerful. And it does. It makes you the most powerful being in all the universe - but usually no one else notices.\"
-Brad Warner

\"One day, Yang-uan called to his assistant: 'Bring me the rhinoceros fan.'
'It is broken,' said the assistant.
'In that case,' said Yang-uan, 'bring me the rhinoceros.'\"
-Zen Koan

\"The wise boldly pick up a truth as soon as they hear it. Don't wait for a moment, or you'll lose your head.\"
-Hsueh-dou

\"In this world the wise one holds on to confidence and wisdom. Those are the greatest treasures; all other riches are pushed aside.\"
-Buddha

\"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.\"
-Buddha

\"Do you want to see the gold-faced Buddha? Through countless ages, he is always on the way.\"
-Zen saying