--- title: "3 Mel Ash Quotes - Famous Teacher" description: "Zen teacher... Browse 3 Mel Ash quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-mel-ash-83180.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Mel Ash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-mel-ash-83180.jpg) # Mel Ash (1953) Teacher **3** quotes in **7** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mel Ash is a teacher. ## Quick Facts About Mel Ash Born January 20, 1953 Profession Teacher ## About Mel Ash Zen teacher... ## Quotes by Mel Ash > [“The past is history, the future’s a mystery. If you’ve got a foot in each, you’re pissing on today.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-ash/the-past-is-history-the-future-s-a-mystery-if-you-ve-got-a-foot-in/) Mel Ash [Future](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/future/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb0/mel-ash-83180_history_the-past-is-history-the-future-s-a-myste_1198624.jpg) > [“Our diseases merely act as amplifiers for our human nature, turning up the volume of our attachments and suffering. In that regard,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-ash/our-diseases-merely-act-as-amplifiers-for-our-human-nature-turning-up/) Mel Ash [Human nature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-nature/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/mel-ash-83180_human-nature_our-diseases-merely-act-as-amplifiers-fo_1827209.jpg) > [“Who we’re told to be carries the weight of history behind it. We may not like it but we better know it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-ash/who-we-re-told-to-be-carries-the-weight-of-history-behind-it-we-may/) Mel Ash [Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/511/mel-ash-83180_fear_who-we-re-told-to-be-carries-the-weight_3143899.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-ash/#itemlist", "name": "Mel Ash Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The past is history, the future’s a mystery. 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