Wall quotes can provide an excellent finishing touch to a zen room – a room dedicated to relaxation, yoga, tea or meditation. These kinds of rooms tend to be minimalist in design and any quotes for walls placed there should also be of this nature. You’ll find below some ideas as to what you can incorporate on your wall decor or elsewhere in the room – a mandala design or a circular mantra placed in the center of the floor or ceiling can provide a great effect, for example.
Meditative Wall Quotes
Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit (Jeremy Taylor)
If you want to find God, hang out in the space between your thoughts (Alan Cohen)
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. (Dalai Lama)
It is better to travel well than to arrive. (Buddha)
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground. (Buddha)
Imagination is more important than knowledge. (Albert Einstein)
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. (Gandhi)
Using Special Characters For Wall Quotes
Characters from foreign languages can be particularly effective in enhancing the ambience of a zen room. Just imagine Japanese calligraphy, Chinese and Tibetan characters, Sanskrit letters or sacred symbols as wall quotes…
Zen Proverbs
The reverse side also has a reverse side
Move and the way will open
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
We cannot see our reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see. (Taoist Proverb)
Teachers open the door… You enter by yourself. (Chinese Proverb)
Yoga Quotes
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. (B.K.S. Iyengar)
Yoga is the cessation of mind. (Patanjali)
Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are. (Jason Crendell)
The state of severance of union with sorrow is known by the name of yoga. (Bhagavad Gita)
Tea Wall Quote Decals
Tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking, it is a religion of the art of life. (Kakuzo Okakura)
If a man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty (Japanese proverb)
I always fear that creation will expire before teatime. (Sydney Smith)
Find yourself a cup; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things. (Saki)
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Thanks for the good quotes for walls ideas. I’ve actually had a few custom vinyl decals made for my yoga studio and they really helped to create an inspiring vibe in there. I really like the idea of having a mandala in the center of a floor or ceiling. It’s not just about wall decoration really, it’s more about how it nurtures the mind. And yes, it does make for a cheap wall decor too
Deb.