365 Meditations

1 January

They asked: “What is the most important thing to possess?”

“What brings true happiness?”

“What is the most loving act of kindness?”

“What is the best possible way to live?”

Buddha replied: “Faith is the most important thing to possess.”

“Following the path brings true happiness.”

“Truth is the most loving act of kindness.”

“The practice of introspection is the best possible way to live.”

– Buddha

JANUARY

1 January

They asked: “What is the most important thing to possess?”

“What brings true happiness?”

“What is the most loving act of kindness?”

“What is the best possible way to live?”

Buddha replied: “Faith is the most important thing to possess.”

“Following the path brings true happiness.”

“Truth is the most loving act of kindness.”

“The practice of introspection is the best possible way to live.”

– Buddha

JANUARY

4 January

See the false as false, the true as true.

Look into your heart.

Follow your nature.

– Buddha

5 January

Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus, with your hand!

Cherish the path of peace!

– Buddhist Quote

4 January

See the false as false, the true as true.

Look into your heart.

Follow your nature.

– Buddha

5 January

Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus, with your hand!

Cherish the path of peace!

– Buddhist Quote

8 January

Although there are many Ways – the Way of the Gods, the Way of Poetry, the Way of Confucius – they all share the clarity of this one mind. _ _

– Takuan Soho

9 January

If we would just slow down, happiness would catch up to us.

– Zen Proverb

8 January

Although there are many Ways – the Way of the Gods, the Way of Poetry, the Way of Confucius – they all share the clarity of this one mind. _ _

– Takuan Soho

9 January

If we would just slow down, happiness would catch up to us.

– Zen Proverb

21 January

Be at peace in the oneness of things, and all errors will disappear by themselves.

– Sengcan

22 January

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

– Hakuin Ekaku

21 January

Be at peace in the oneness of things, and all errors will disappear by themselves.

– Sengcan

22 January

If you forget yourself, you become the universe.

– Hakuin Ekaku

25 January

Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day.

– Zen Proverb

26 January

There is no way to happiness.

Happiness is the way.

– Buddha

25 January

Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day.

– Zen Proverb

26 January

There is no way to happiness.

Happiness is the way.

– Buddha

1 February

When you look forward into time, it seems like forever.

When you look back, it appears time has passed in a flash.

Start now, from where you are. Use what you have.

Do the best that you can.

What other philosophy of life do you need?

– Zen Proverb

FEBRUARY

1 February

When you look forward into time, it seems like forever.

When you look back, it appears time has passed in a flash.

Start now, from where you are. Use what you have.

Do the best that you can.

What other philosophy of life do you need?

– Zen Proverb

FEBRUARY

2 February

To follow the path look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master.

– Sengcan

3 February

The things that happen in our past remain ours by sharing them with others.

– Lao Tzu

2 February

To follow the path look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master.

– Sengcan

3 February

The things that happen in our past remain ours by sharing them with others.

– Lao Tzu

17 March

If the water is still, the moon is reflected.

If we are still, we reflect the divine .

– Lao Tzu

18 March

Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear?

Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?

– Lao Tzu

17 March

If the water is still, the moon is reflected.

If we are still, we reflect the divine .

– Lao Tzu

18 March

Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear?

Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?

– Lao Tzu

21 March

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

– Confucius

22 March

The sage knows himself but makes no show; he has self–respect but is not arrogant.

– Lao Tzu

21 March

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

– Confucius

22 March

The sage knows himself but makes no show; he has self–respect but is not arrogant.

– Lao Tzu

23 March

Difficult problems are best solved while they are still easy.

– Lao Tzu

24 March

As long as you’re subject to birth and death, you’ll never attain enlightenment.

– Bodhidharma

25 March

In archery, we have something like the way of the superior man: when the archer misses the center of the target, he turns around and seeks the cause of his failure within himself.

– Confucius

23 March

Difficult problems are best solved while they are still easy.

– Lao Tzu

24 March

As long as you’re subject to birth and death, you’ll never attain enlightenment.

– Bodhidharma

25 March

In archery, we have something like the way of the superior man: when the archer misses the center of the target, he turns around and seeks the cause of his failure within himself.

– Confucius