The Sixth Ancestor of Zen said, “Emptying the mind and dwelling in emptiness is not Zen.” 

“Mind is the ever known power and strength because only between a man and his mind can the relationship of G-D and the soul be established”. Yogi Bhajan

"Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems" - Epictetus

“We often forget that we are nature. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves.” — Andy Goldsworthy

"Awareness takes these nine things away from you: thinking, reason, logic, argument, fantasies, planning, scheming, knowing, and worrying. Because the ONE who rotates the earth can take care of your routine. These things only satisfy your EGO".

"I have arrived, I am home, in the here, in the now. I am solid. I am free. In the ultimate, I dwell".

“You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.” Rumi

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't. And believe that everything happens for a reason... if you get a chance - take it; if it changes your life - let it. Nobody said it would be easy... They just promised it would be worth it."

"Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek." Dalai Lama

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”  Aristotle