30 Zen Proverbs
1. ![A beautiful woman who is pleasing to men is good only for frightening fish when she falls into the water.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A beautiful woman who is pleasing to men is good only for frightening fish when she falls into the water.
2. ![Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind.
3. ![Better to see the face than to hear the name.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Better to see the face than to hear the name.
4. ![Better to sit all night than to go to bed with a dragon.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Better to sit all night than to go to bed with a dragon.
5. ![Better to struggle with a sick jackass than carry the wood by yourself.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Better to struggle with a sick jackass than carry the wood by yourself.
6. ![Chop wood, carry water.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Chop wood, carry water.
7. ![Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions.
8. ![From the withered tree, a flower blooms.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
From the withered tree, a flower blooms.
9. ![If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
10. ![If you want a certain thing, you must first be a certain person. Once you are that certain person, obtaining that certain thing will no longer be a concern of yours.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
If you want a certain thing, you must first be a certain person. Once you are that certain person, obtaining that certain thing will no longer be a concern of yours.
11. ![In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into practice is hard.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into practice is hard.
12. ![It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others.
13. ![Knock on the sky and Listen to the sound.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Knock on the sky and Listen to the sound.
14. ![Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung.
15. ![Let go over a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life -- after that you cannot be deceived.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Let go over a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life -- after that you cannot be deceived.
16. ![No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.
17. ![One day a student asked Taiga,](/img/view.gif)
One day a student asked Taiga, "What is the most difficult part of painting?" Taiga answered, "The part of the paper where nothing is painted is the most difficult."
18. ![Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.
19. ![Sit, walk, or run, but don't wobble.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Sit, walk, or run, but don't wobble.
20. ![Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.. Zen Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
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