When I Was Young, ZEN Buddhism Helped Me Be A Better Person

[Luckyone]

When I was young and full of doubts, I got into reading and studying Zen Buddhism and it helped me become a better, calmer, and happier person.

Here are some of the powerful quotes that helped me and might help you

1) Don't be afraid to go slowly. Be afraid of stopping.
2) A hut full of laughter is richer than a palace full of sadness
3) Don’t be afraid that you do not know something. Be afraid of not learning about it.
4) Live calmly. The time will come when the flowers bloom by themselves.
5) There’s no such thing as a friend who doesn’t have any flaws. But if you try to look for all their flaws, you will remain with no friends.
6) The man who moved the mountain was the one who began carrying away the smallest stones.

One of the Zen adages that helped me the most was this one:

"It will change!" Don't get too high when things go well and don't get too low when things go bad because one thing about life that is always true, "it will change".

I do recommend to all to read something about Zen Buddhism. It is not a religion so you do not have to change your beliefs. Zen Buddhism is about reality and how to cope with it. How to make it better and how to become a better person.

 

[Risky Thicket]

I sort of backed into it many years ago when looking for a way to learn to meditate. I wasn’t interested in Buddhism but I wasn’t disinterested either.

To each his/her own, but Zen made great sense, very logical. Zen made a big difference in my life.

 

[Luckyone]

When I was young and full of doubts, I got into reading and studying Zen Buddhism and it helped me become a better, calmer, and happier person.

Here are some of the powerful quotes that helped me and might help you

1) Don't be afraid to go slowly. Be afraid of stopping.
2) A hut full of laughter is richer than a palace full of sadness
3) Don’t be afraid that you do not know something. Be afraid of not learning about it.
4) Live calmly. The time will come when the flowers bloom by themselves.
5) There’s no such thing as a friend who doesn’t have any flaws. But if you try to look for all their flaws, you will remain with no friends.
6) The man who moved the mountain was the one who began carrying away the smallest stones.

One of the Zen adages that helped me the most was this one:

"It will change!" Don't get too high when things go well and don't get too low when things go bad because one thing about life that is always true, "it will change".

I do recommend to all to read something about Zen Buddhism. It is not a religion so you do not have to change your beliefs. Zen Buddhism is about reality and how to cope with it. How to make it better and how to become a better person.

I was having a conversation with my son this morning and Zen Buddhism came into the conversation. Like with me, he explained that it too had helped him when young. I did not know that he had read about it and that it had helped him like it helped me. It was not something we had ever talked about before. He did mention something about it that I too learned early in my life and has helped me throughout my life. It is something we should all think about and consider as it makes our lives more livable, more understandable, and gives us the ability to cope with problems more.

Zen Buddhism explains that life is all about suffering. Suffering is the "normal" status in life and when we do things right and accomplish something of value, we are rewarded with brief moments of happiness and peace. Let me go forward one step with this idea and put God into the picture. God puts us on Earth as imperfect human beings to learn lessons so that our souls can become better and join him in the afterlife. How do you learn lessons? By suffering as that is the best way to learn a lesson...............when we have to face adversity and find a solution for it.

This kind of mentality means that we wake up every morning and "expect" things not being what we want and thinking that way makes every day livable because that is "the norm". It also makes us work hard every day to achieve happiness and peace because that is what we want. It means we strive every day to be better, to work toward a goal, and to always looks for solutions rather than sit and complain and be unhappy with how things are.

 

[j brown's body]

I was having a conversation with my son this morning and Zen Buddhism came into the conversation. Like with me, he explained that it too had helped him when young. I did not know that he had read about it and that it had helped him like it helped me. It was not something we had ever talked about before. He did mention something about it that I too learned early in my life and has helped me throughout my life. It is something we should all think about and consider as it makes our lives more livable, more understandable, and gives us the ability to cope with problems more.

Zen Buddhism explains that life is all about suffering. Suffering is the "normal" status in life and when we do things right and accomplish something of value, we are rewarded with brief moments of happiness and peace. Let me go forward one step with this idea and put God into the picture. God puts us on Earth as imperfect human beings to learn lessons so that our souls can become better and join him in the afterlife. How do you learn lessons? By suffering as that is the best way to learn a lesson...............when we have to face adversity and find a solution for it.

This kind of mentality means that we wake up every morning and "expect" things not being what we want and thinking that way makes every day livable because that is "the norm". It also makes us work hard every day to achieve happiness and peace because that is what we want. It means we strive every day to be better, to work toward a goal, and to always looks for solutions rather than sit and complain and be unhappy with how things are.

Pope John and Mother Teresa were into suffering.

 

[j brown's body]

I want to teach my students about zen Buddhism. Anyone have anything to recommend?