New: hive-138364All contenthive-129948hive-196917krhive-150122zzanhive-180932hive-185836steemhive-183959hive-188619hive-144064hive-183397hive-166405photographyhive-101145uncommonlabhive-109690hive-103599hive-145157hive-139150photohive-180301hive-170554hive-184714hive-161285TrendingNewHotLikerspedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 13 days agoIf you are...If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present. ~Lao Tzupedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 14 days agoThe moon...The moon’s reflection cannot be seen in running water, only in still water. ~Zen Proverbpedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 19 days agoYou must walk your own path...„What if I meet people who don't like me or the things I do?“ asked Tiny Dragon. „You must walk your own path,“ said Big Panda. „Better loose them than loose yourself.“ ~James Norbury, Big…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 27 days agoMany people...Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. ~Thich Nhat Hanhpedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 27 days agoThe answer...The answer is, who you are cannot be defined through thinking or mental labels or definitions, because it’s beyond that. It is the very sense of being, or presence, that is there when you become…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 2 months agoAllow your self...Allow your self to be coloured by experience temporarily, but do not become limited by it. To say and identify with the statements ‘I am sad’, ‘I am lonely’, ‘I am tired’, ‘I am hungry’, ‘I am a…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 3 months agoBe Still...The essence of meditation is stillness, becoming aware of the spaces between the words, and the most important achievement in our lives is the ability to be Still. ~Eckhart Tolleslimzzy (46)in hive-138364 • 3 months agoGround breaking projectSeeking funding and guidance for your groundbreaking project? We'd love to partner with visionary thinkers like you! Submit your project for consideration and gain access to: Funding: Unlock the…slimzzy (46)in hive-138364 • 3 months agoGround breaking projectSeeking funding and guidance for your groundbreaking project? We'd love to partner with visionary thinkers like you! Submit your project for consideration and gain access to: Funding: Unlock the…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 3 months agoWe were born with silence...We were born with silence, and as we grew up we lost the silence and we were filled with words. We lived in our hearts, and as time passed we moved into our heads. Now the reverse of this journey…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 4 months agoSoldiers of HumanitySoldiers of Humanity Once a division of the Japanese army was engaged in a sham battle, and some of the officers found it necessary to make their headquarters in Gasan’s temple. Gasan told his…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 4 months agoIt Will PassIt Will Pass A student went to his meditation teacher and said, “My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs ache, or I'm constantly falling asleep. It's just horrible!” “It will…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 4 months agoBuddha’s ZenBuddha’s Zen Buddha said: “I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 5 months agoThe sliritThe spirit is so near that you can’t see it! But reach for it… don’t be a jar, full of water, whose rim is always dry. Don’t be the rider who gallops all night and never sees the horse that is…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 5 months agoThe mind is like a mirror...The mind of an awake man is like a mirror. He doesn't get attached to anything. He doesn't expect anything. He doesn't shy away from anything. He reflects, but he doesn't hold back his thoughts.…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 5 months agoFind the truth...If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Dogenpedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 5 months agoThink on These ThingsTo be educated is not only to be proficient in mathematics, history or geography. It is also to have the ability to understand this extraordinary thing called death – not when you are physically…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 5 months agoIllusions are bound to be shattered.With me, illusions are bound to be shattered. I am here to shatter all illusions. Yes, it will irritate you, it will annoy you – that’s my way of functioning and working. I will sabotage you from…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 6 months agoNatural state...All you need is to get rid of the tendency to define yourself. All definitions apply to your body only and its expressions. Once this obsession with the body goes, you will revert to your natural…pedrosvobodaart (48)in hive-138364 • 7 months agoAll hangs on the idea "I am"To know that you are a prisoner of your mind, that you live in an imaginary world of your own creation is the dawn of wisdom." "You have put so much energy into building a prison for yourself.…