Steve Hagen is an American author, teacher, and Buddhist priest. He is the founder of the Dharma Field Zen Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the author of several books on Buddhism, including Buddhism Plain and Simple and Buddhism Is Not What You Think. He has also contributed to various magazines, including Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Shambhala Sun, and Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Steve Hagen on leadership, life, education.
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Mindfulness of the body is awareness of... the taste and smell of this moment.
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And here we are with our improved human world that we've spent a great deal of time and energy working on. We've improved the rivers and the lakes and the land and our society and our ways of living to the point where we now wonder if the human race will survive.
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Socrates pointed out that we carry on as though death were the greatest of all calamities-yet, for all we know, it might be the greatest of all blessings. What are we going to call good? What are we going to call bad? Good or bad is never our choice, or even the issue.
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We've formed many a theory and belief, but as we look about the human world, it is clear that nobody actually knows what's going on. Yet claims to Truth are being made at every hand, including the claim that there is no Truth.
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Nothing holds us back but our thoughts.
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There's nothing to prove, nothing to figure out, nothing to get, nothing to understand. When we finally stop explaining everything to ourselves, we may discover that in silence, complete understanding is already there.
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True freedom doesn't lie in the maximization of choice, but, ironically, is most easily found in a life where there is little choice.
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You want to not have any problems.
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We're never called on to do what hurts. We just do what hurts out of ignorance and habit. Once we see what we're doing, we can stop.
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What makes human life - which is inseparable from this moment--so precious is its fleeting nature. And not that it doesn't last but that it never returns again.
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Whatever the world dishes up, we take it on--not on our own terms, but on the world's.
Life Lessons by Steve Hagen
- Steve Hagen's work emphasizes the importance of mindfulness and being present in the moment. He encourages readers to be aware of their thoughts and feelings, and to be mindful of how they interact with the world around them.
- He teaches that living in the present moment is the key to true happiness and fulfillment, and that by being mindful and aware of our thoughts and feelings, we can find peace and contentment.
- Steve Hagen's work encourages readers to be mindful of their own thoughts and feelings, to be aware of the world around them, and to live in the present moment in order to find true happiness and fulfillment.