Friday, December 26, 2025

A little bit of Zen (74)

A photograph of a seated Buddha statue atop a mountain, backed by a blazing sunrise sky
 

"An idea fully formed and put into action is more perfect than an idea that exists only as an idea."


The Buddha


I haven't been able to find a source for this quotation. And it sounds deeply fake to me. I think it is a wise and true concept; but I doubt if it can be reliably attributed to any Buddhist scripture.


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A little bit of Zen (92)

  “We must learn to accept the impermanence of all things, and find peace in the midst of change.” Kosho Uchiyama