There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it takes a miracle to remind us that the only permanent condition is that of impermanence.” — Eric Micha'el Leventhal Copy Share Image
Impermanence is very important, crucial for life. That is why instead of complaining about impermanence you have to say "Long live impermanence!" — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
That's the hell of sand castles. They are always doomed. That's part of their beauty — their impermanence. — Pamela Moore Copy Share Image
“The dharma teaches us the impermanence of all phenomena, but you cannot prepare yourself for the loss of the phenomenon you love… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
Some people, sweet and attractive, and strong and healthy, happen to die young. They are masters in disguise teaching us about impermanence. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Shed no tear - O, shed no tear! The flower will bloom another year. Weep no more - O, weep no more!… — John Keats Copy Share Image
Lack of love for the vegetative, subtle, cthonic, pagan, and sexy aspect of the world means death. — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
Be present, from moment to moment, right in the middle of the real stream of time. That gives you spiritual security. That… — Dainin Katagiri Copy Share Image
Refined, intense, wise, stiring, immediate, subtile, all the charmed qualities gather in Dropping the Bow. These translations are precious jewels. Like the… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
What yoga philosophy and all the great Buddhist teachings tells us is that solidity is a creation of the ordinary mind and… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
On to the Next Dream became about much more than me facing a challenging situation; it became about how all of us… — Paul Madonna Copy Share Image
“All systems, whether religious, philosophical, or scientific, are simply human constructions that express a psychological need for stability and control that protects… — Kevin Aho Copy Share Image
I just think that the reality of life is impermanence. That's the foundation of understanding what Yoga is, and we're here for… — Gary Kraftsow Copy Share Image
Fear no more the heat o' th' sun Nor the furious winters' rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The tragedy of journalism lies in its impermanence; the very topicality which gives it brilliance condemns it to an early death. Too… — Vera Brittain Copy Share Image
“Money, prestige, possessions, a home with two and a half bathrooms—these aren’t the guiding lights of the universe that show us our… — Ken Ilgunas Copy Share Image
“The assumption that humans exist within an essentially impermanent universe, taken as an operational precept, demands that the intellect become a totally… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“From the Absolute to the Relative-from the Infinite to the Finite-from the Undifferentiated to the Differentiated-from the Unconditioned to the Conditioned and… — Upanishad Copy Share Image
EPITAPH Now I'm not the brightest knife in the drawer, but I know a couple things about this life: poverty silence, impermanence… — Franz Wright Copy Share Image
Our blessed Savior chose the Garden for his Oratory, and dying, for the place of his Sepulchre; and we do avouch for… — John Evelyn Copy Share Image
“that was bad; i shouldn't have done that to prevent you from entering a catatonic state i am going to maintain a… — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
“The boat has become supreme isolation, chosen isolation, holding myself apart from the world, which I only dimly understand anyway. I can… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
Perhaps if Death is kind, and there can be returning, We will come back to earth some fragrant night, And take these… — Sara Teasdale Copy Share Image
Come my spade. There is no ancient gentlemen but gardeners, ditchers, and grave-makers; they hold up Adam's profession. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to… — Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Copy Share Image
The notion is called wabi-sabi life, like the cherry blossom, it is beautiful because of its impermanence, not in spite of it,… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
“...and here's a secret for you - everything beautiful is sad...gilded with impermanence...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
The whole city gives you the impression of impermanence. You have the feeling that one day someone is going to yell, "Cut!… — Allan Sherman Copy Share Image
“What are the hopes of man? Old Egypt's King Cheops erected the first pyramid And largest, thinking it was just the thing… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
For those who live neither with religious consolations about death nor with a sense of death (or of anything else) as natural,… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
“The sound of the Gion Shoja temple bells echoes the impermanence of all things; the color of the sala flowers reveals the… — Helen Craig McCullough Copy Share Image
If you have the insight of non-self, if you have the insight of impermanence, you should make that insight into a concentration… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“. . .our whispered words, faintly in the darkness, dissolving within the trees—then, fleeting words of consolation would not suffice if feigned,… — John Daniel Thieme Copy Share Image
“The Jetavana Temple bells ring the passing of all things. Twinned sala trees, white in full flower, declare the great man's certain… — Royall Tyler Copy Share Image
The rustling of the silk is discontinued, Dust drifts over the courtyard, There is not sound of footfall, and the leaves Scurry… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
And there were times when one yielded quite shamelessly to the sentimental. They were more likely to be times of crickets, I… — Harrison Gray Otis Dwight Copy Share Image
“Once we recognize that all things are impermanent, we have no problem enjoying them. In fact, real peace and joy are only… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
There is no reaching the Self. If Self were to be reached, it would mean that the Self is not here and… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
