Buddhism Quotes

1466 Buddhism quotes by 146 unique authors

As you gain more discipline over your body, you will find that a corollary discipline will develop in the mind because the two really go… — Frederick Lenz
Those who are already adept at some disciplines of the body will find that the study of Zen and meditation will give you much more… — Frederick Lenz
In order to succeed on the athletic field, it is necessary to succeed in daily life. Your spirit and your life must be perfectly trimmed… — Frederick Lenz
It is a good idea to become involved with sports and athletics. It makes you strong. You need to be strong to deal with this… — Frederick Lenz
Physical perfection, working out, adds to your spiritual perfection if that is your intent. — Frederick Lenz
Sports and athletics can be a path in Zen, in concordance with daily practice of zazen meditation. You need to move with your spirit, not… — Frederick Lenz
In Zen we strive to bring both the mind and the body into perfect combination, so that there is no intrinsic difference between them. — Frederick Lenz
It is easier to develop the mind through meditation than it is just through athletic practice. If you put the two together, it will be… — Frederick Lenz
I recommend for everyone the study of some type of sports or athletics, particularly martial arts. Always check with your doctor first, naturally. — Frederick Lenz
All success in sports and athletics, from the Zen point of view, comes from the mind. No matter what kind of shape your body is… — Frederick Lenz
There are lots of people who work out and aren't at all powerful in terms of their mind or their spirits. — Frederick Lenz
If your intent is that athletics and sports are tools or devices to reach higher levels of mind, then your workout sessions become meditation. — Frederick Lenz
Allow the emptiness inherent within actions and experiences to guide and shape your choices. Let your actions direct you, the actor, not the other way… — Frederick Lenz
In the Zen of sports and athletics, we seek to bring discipline and control into our physical movements, but at the same time to eliminate… — Frederick Lenz
In the West, we think of sports and athletics as individual achievement, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat; it all revolves around the… — Frederick Lenz
If someone else runs faster than you or makes more money than you or is more adept at anything, that doesn't mean you have lost.… — Frederick Lenz
Winning has to do with gaining personal power through the practice of meditation and mindfulness; not draining your energy on ridiculous things and people. — Frederick Lenz
The strategy of winning is gaining personal power. There are no techniques to learn that will cause you to win. You need power, balance and… — Frederick Lenz
Be a perfect flow of energy in whatever you chose to do. This is perfect action. — Frederick Lenz
Before beginning an activity always first empty yourself of thoughts regarding what you are about to do. — Frederick Lenz
To do something perfectly, you must not think about what you are doing at all ... Your thoughts are what create imperfections in your actions.… — Frederick Lenz
When your spirit is free and your body is well developed, magic occurs. You are able to let go and become the play. — Frederick Lenz
Allow the inherent emptiness within what you are about to do direct you. — Frederick Lenz
Instead of your ego directing you and making countless mistakes, allow yourself to be guided by the invisible principles of the universe within your action. — Frederick Lenz
When you can become completely impassive in play, then you become fluid and completely unpredictable. No one knows, including yourself, what you will do next.… — Frederick Lenz

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