Shinto Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old shinto quotes, shinto sayings, and shinto proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself. Thich Nhat Hanh
Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature of suffering in order to recognize its cause, the making of the suffering. Thich Nhat Hanh
Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt. G.K. Chesterton
Buddhism teaches you to embrace change. Koo Stark
Do not try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are. Dalai Lama XIV
Mindfulness is often spoken of as the heart of Buddhist meditation. It’s not about Buddhism, but about paying attention. Jon Kabat-Zinn
One of the things that kill Buddhist spiritual life is excessive seriousness. Gil Fronsdal
Buddhism is all about science. If science is the systematic pursuit of the accurate knowledge of reality, then science is Buddhism, Buddhism is science. Robert A.F. Thurman
From the Buddhist perspective, the only lasting way to bring about change is for people themselves to change. Pat Allwright
In Buddhism, there is one word for mind & heart: Chitta. Chitta refers not just to thoughts and emotions in the narrow sense of arising from the brain, but also to the whole range of consciousness, vast & unimpeded. Sharon Salzberg