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

Wherever you are, be there totally. Eckhart Tolle

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