New: hive-107252All contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-185836hive-183959hive-180932uncommonlabhive-166405photographyhive-144064hive-150122nftbitcoinhive-188619krsuccesshive-181136hive-113376hive-168072hive-145157hive-179660hive-153970lifehive-124908hive-139150TrendingNewHotLikerspedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • last monthTurn your attention to Now...When you turn your attention to Now, you create a state of alert. It's as if you are waking up from a dream, the dream of the thought, the dream from the past and the future. And so clear and so…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • last monthIf you understandIf you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. ~Zen Proverbpedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 2 months agoKnow your real self...If you want to be free, get to know your real self. It has no form, no appearance, no root, no basis, no abode, but is lively and buoyant. It responds with versatile facility, but its function…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 2 months agoHere it is...Here it is - right now. Start thinking about it and you miss it. ~Huang-Popedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 2 months agoWho this "I"?Before I wonder why I am here, maybe I should find out who this "I" is who is asking the question. Before I ask "What is God," maybe I should ask who I am, this "I" who is seeking God. Who am I, who…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 2 months agoWe lose the questions...In Zen, we don't find the answers. We lose the questions. ~Zen sayingpedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoThe key to happiness...The key to happiness is not in getting what you want, but in wanting what you have. ~Taisen Deshimarupedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoBe formless...Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoPath...The true path is not about seeking, but rather letting go of what we think we know. ~Daigu Ryokanpedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoRebel while there is still time!You may be the last generation which has the possibility to rebel. And if you don’t rebel, there may be no more chances: humanity can be reduced to a robotlike existence. So rebel while there is…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoDon’t let...Don’t let any emotional thought concerning success or failure, fame or gain, overtake you, and don’t dwell upon them. Give up your personal shortcomings, such as foolish talk, distracting…prince2719 (36)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoStumbling On DreamsOnce upon a time, in a bustling city nestled between towering skyscrapers and busy streets, there lived a young woman named Maya. Maya had a dream—to become a world-class chef and open her own…kashfiaisrat (30)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoLess is MoreWhen you learn to be grateful for whatever you have, you will be happy. Despite earning billions of millions, one may not be happy just because of ungratefulness. Or maybe never feel like counting…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoZen teaches nothingZen teaches nothing; it merely enables us to wake up and become aware. It does not teach, it points. ~Daisetsu Teitaro Suzukipedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoThis momentIf your mind carries a heavy burden of past, you will experience more of the same. The past perpetuates itself through lack of presence. The quality of your consciousness at this moment is what…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 3 months agoNot to be bound by rules...Not to be bound by rules, but to be creating one’s own rules-this is the kind of life which Zen is trying to have us live. ~Daisetsu Teitaro Suzukipedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 4 months agoFeelings come and go...Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. ~Thich Nhat Hanhpedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 4 months agoWho am I really?Before I wonder why I am here, maybe I should find out who this "I" is who is asking the question. Before I ask "What is God," maybe I should ask who I am, this "I" who is seeking God. Who am I, who…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 4 months agoDon't seek the truthAs the Japanese Zen masters say, “Don't seek the truth; just drop your opinions”. Drop your theories; don't seek the truth. ~Anthony de Mellopedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-107252 • 4 months agoBecome the waves...It isn't by getting out of the world that we become enlightened, but by getting into the world…by getting so tuned in that we can ride the waves of our existence and never get tossed because we…