Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home. Zhuangzi

Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. Buddha

Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. Confucius

The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and head and hands. Robert M. Pirsig (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance)

I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. Jiddu Krishnamurti

Who you are is always right. Ming-Dao Deng

Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. Shunryu Suzuki

When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves. Dogen

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Pema Chödrön

Rest and be kind, you don’t have to prove anything. Jack Kerouac

The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting. Confucius