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Zen Quotes
Zen Quotes are short poettes written by Jeannine Proulx. Zen quotes voice ideas that can only be
understood within. Being thoughtful in the miracles of now is what poetry
brings to Jeannine's life. May it also bring Zen moments to yours.
New Zen Quotes are posted often on the
Home Page.
Here are some that have been posted recently.
Enjoy!
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" Moon – so almost full
it lights the sky,
twinkles on the water
as the fountain sprays calm,
I
breathe in its rays
and breathe out the day. "
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"And at the end of the day
all I can say is
I don't know
what will happen
tomorrow."
~JP |
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The
Balance Beam
What
imbalance creates is fear.
What
balance creates is peace.
~JP
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" There are many issues
lying buried beneath the sand,
yet digging for them is useless.
I think I will pull up a chair
and wait for the wind and waves
to do their work
and reveal the secrets of myself
to me. "
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"I try to see
me from you
this from that
dissolve the illusion.
But, I cannot see.
Perhaps it needs to be eye
instead of me?"
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"May I wish upon a star
and
travel oh so far,
to where you lie sleeping
and
may we dance together
intertwined
our
souls, our hearts, our minds
soaring sweetly."
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" I wonder if people
dreaming together
cookie cutter house neighbors
on the small sleep cycle
do they leave their houses
in dreams and go
visit one another?"
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"Zen is art made equal
in nature’s eyes
life brought by rhythm
not surprise.
And hot apple pie
topped with cold ice cream."
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" Life’s lessons learned
on
everyday scales
last forever."
~JP
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Storyteller Secrets
And in that moment,
I went there with you
and part of you
became me.
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"Beauty
A millimeter difference
the eye can tell
symmetry is
beautiful.
So is falling snow
and Audrey Hepburn’s
eyelashes."
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"I once sat upon a
moonlight star and
watched my body from afar,
it looked peaceful.
Why wasn’t I?"
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"I chose happiness. I chose peace.
I chose love. I
chose laughter.
I chose life
eternal. I chose.
What power lies
in
the choices we make."
~JP
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" And therein
lies a mystery
wrapped in a puzzle
shrouded in a code
hidden within a crocked smile
that reveals the depth
to which
we all have
deceived ourselves
into
imbalanced
perpetual war."
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" I could be obsessed
with puzzles
the mad artist alone in my world.
Unable to put the pieces of my life
together
in perfection."
~JP |
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" Lost beyond the
imprint of
tomorrow
lies consciousness of that
which is hidden now
from view. "
~JP
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"I am becoming who I am."
~JP
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"Dream a dream.
Let it live.
In your
everyday moments.
In your mind’s eye.
Know it to be.
And it will."
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" Life
the ultimate stage.
We let people see what
we want them
to see.
It’s only us and maybe
a god who
sees the rest. "
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" Last
night vultures growled at me
then
flew off into the sky
becoming crows
who
fought and stabbed
one
another with the tip of their wings,
releasing miniature bats
into
the sky.
As the
lioness attacked
from
her open door bamboo cage,
I fled
and woke up
to a
day filled with less, yet
more
dangerous
creatures. "
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" Find the power
within yourself
to let go."
~JP
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"It’s
scary to realize
how
critical the first years of life
really
turn out to be.
The one
who gave us life,
the ones
who raise us,
therefore
responsible for various
abilities,
tasks, life situations.
We cannot
run from our parents.
We are our
parents.
Accepting
that fact is the only
way to
break free
and truly
become yourself."
~JP
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" Your
children will teach
you more
about yourself
than you
ever wanted
to know."
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