“If there is so much to tell between two people but nothing is spoken then may be because everything is being told through silence!” SpeakRelationshipsSilenceMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesRelationship QuotesRelationships QuotesSilence QuotesTellTelling Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Meditation is to leave the noise and to meet with the silence.” SilenceMeditationMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesNoiseTurkish LiteratureTurkish QuotesTurkish WritersMehmet Murat Ildan QuotationsIldan Wise SayingsTurkish Wisdom WordsTurkish PlaywrightsTurkish QuotationsTurkish AuthorsIldan WisdomIldan WordsMeditation QuotesTurkish AphorismsTurkish SayingsTurkish ThinkersMeditations QuotesMeditation Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The most dangerous silence is the one where the impending danger is more silent than the silence there!” SilenceDangerousMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesTurkish LiteratureTurkish QuotesTurkish WritersMehmet Murat Ildan QuotationsIldan Wise SayingsTurkish Wisdom WordsTurkish PlaywrightsTurkish QuotationsTurkish AuthorsIldan WisdomIldan WordsTurkish AphorismsTurkish SayingsTurkish ThinkersSilence QuotesSilence QuoteSilence QuotationsImpendingImpending Danger Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“What is left after war is silence: The silence of the death; the silence of the debris; the silence of the birds! After war even the screams of sadness are silent because the pain is in the very depths of the soul!” WarSilenceSadnessMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesAnti WarTurkish LiteratureTurkish QuotesTurkish WritersMehmet Murat Ildan QuotationsIldan Wise SayingsTurkish Wisdom WordsTurkish PlaywrightsTurkish QuotationsTurkish AuthorsIldan WisdomIldan WordsTurkish AphorismsTurkish SayingsWar QuotesWarsAnti War MovementWar QuotationsAnti War QuotesAfter War Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Silence is the best music when you are in need of silence and music is the best silence when you are in need of music!” SilenceMusicMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesTurkish LiteratureTurkish QuotesTurkish WritersMehmet Murat Ildan QuotationsIldan Wise SayingsTurkish Wisdom WordsTurkish PlaywrightsTurkish QuotationsTurkish AuthorsIldan WisdomIldan WordsMusic QuotesSilence QuotesSilence QuoteMusic Quotes By AuthorsMusic QuotationsMusic Quote Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“When two people got cross with each other and stop talking, the deep silence in the air will continue to speak glowingly!” SpeakSilenceTalkingMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesTurkish LiteratureTurkish QuotesTurkish WritersMehmet Murat Ildan QuotationsIldan Wise SayingsTurkish Wisdom WordsTurkish PlaywrightsTurkish QuotationsTurkish AuthorsIldan WisdomIldan WordsCross WithGet Cross Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Sometimes our best speech is the way we look in silence!” SilenceSpeechMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesTurkish LiteratureTurkish QuotesTurkish WritersMehmet Murat Ildan QuotationsIldan Wise SayingsTurkish Wisdom WordsTurkish PlaywrightsTurkish QuotationsTurkish AuthorsIldan WisdomIldan WordsThe Way We LookBest Speech Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“If something attracts you, know that the reason you go towards it is because it carries a piece of your soul!” SoulMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesAttractionSoul MatesAttraction QuotesSoul Mates QuotesSoul Mate Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Nothing that does not appeal to your soul leaves a permanent mark on your mind!” SoulMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesSoul QuotesMind QuotesMind QuotationsSoul Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“If your soul is wide, the narrowness of the street does not bother you; if your soul is narrow, the width of the street does not comfort you!” SoulStreetsMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesSoul QuotesSoul QuotationsStreet QuotationsStreet Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“A delicate soul is like a soft surface and scratches occur on soft surfaces very easily!” SoulMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesDelicateSoul QuotesScratchesSoulsSoul Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“A person who does not understand your soul can give you only winter! And you too, you can give nothing but winter to the person whose soul you did not understand!” SoulMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesSoul QuotesSoul SearchingUnderstanding OthersUnderstanding QuotesSoulmate QuotesSoul Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, they say there's nothing left unsaid in this world, is that true? Master: There's a goat hair on your head! Look, that's the word that's never been spoken before! In the infinite universe, there are infinite words, infinite possibilities!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesWordsZenZen QuotesStudent And Teacher Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, tomorrow is your birthday. We want to buy you a very nice gift, what would you like? Master: Time! Student: I don't understand, master! Master: I need time, the most precious treasure, the most precious gift! Give me the gift of 'time'!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenTime QuotesZen StoriesZen QuotesTime QuotationsZen Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, a large tree is threatening to encircle our temple building. Shall I cut it down? Master: You've misunderstood. A beautiful tree is being disturbed by our temple building. Demolish the temple! We can rebuild the temple in 3 months, but we can't create this tree in 30 years!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenTreesTree QuotesTree QuotationsZen StoriesTrees QuotesMaster And Student Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Disciple: Master, should I be happy when I wake up in the morning to the mystery of a foggy day or to the brightness of a sunny day? Master: Be happy that you woke up in the morning, that's more than enough!” ExistenceMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenExistence QuotesZen StoriesExistence QuotationsMaster And Student Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, I suspect you haven't taught me everything! Master: You're right to have your doubts! I've taught you what I know, and there are things I don't know, and I can't teach them to you!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenTeacher QuotesZen StoriesZen StoryMaster And Student Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, when sleep knocks on my door, I immediately open the door and invite it in! Master: If you do this, sleep will think you love it very much and will let you sleep for a long time! Resist sleep so it doesn't always take you for granted and pounce on you at every opportunity!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryMaster And Student Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, I asked you yesterday to show me a way out of the problem I mentioned! But you still haven't! Master: I showed you! I said don't doubt that you will find a way out, this is the way out!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryWay OutMaster And StudentWay Out Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Disciple: Master, I am trying hard, but what will I do if I cannot achieve enlightenment? Master: This universe is full of surprises, if you cannot reach enlightenment, maybe enlightenment will reach you! The hand can reach out to the hand that reaches out!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesEnlightenmentZenEnlightenedEnlightenment QuotesZen StoriesZen Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, the path I follow seems to never want me, it always gives me terrible difficulties! Master: The path you followed has detected a lack of willpower and determination in you! Just like when you are afraid of a dog, the dog attacks you, the road also attacks you! Completing the path depends on you, not on the path!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenDetermination QuotesPath QuotesPath QuotationsZen StoryMaster QuotesWillpower QuotesMaster Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Master: Yes, it will happen! Student: What will happen, master? Master: I don't know! Student: But you said it will happen, master! Master: Yes, it will happen, but I don't know what will happen, because something always happens!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen Story Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Disciple: Master, what will this temple give me? Master: This temple will not give you anything! Disciple: But I came here to take something! Master: There is nothing for you to take here; everything is within you, we will help you to take something from within yourself, that's all! Disciple: What if there is nothing within me, Master? Master: Then you will get nothing!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen QuotesZen Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, I look behind me, I have no followers, I feel very sad! Master: You don't have to be a follower, as long as you leave a good trace, maybe someone will follow you a year or a thousand years later! The important thing is to leave a beautiful and eye-opening trace!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenFollowersZen StoriesZen StoryTraceTrace QuotesFollowers QuotesTrace Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, you told me that when you look outside, sometimes you see outside, sometimes you see inside! I thought about this a lot but I didn't understand anything! Master: If you have problems in your mind when you look outside, you will see your own problems, your own inside, not outside! The outer world truly appears before you only when your inner world is at peace!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenInsideOutsideZen StoriesZen StoryInner Peace Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, who should I be angry with if the door is closed? The one who closes the door or the door itself, because if there was no door, there would be no one who closed it! Master: Neither be angry at the person who closes the door, nor at the door! Get angry at your mind that gets angry because the door is closed!” DoorsMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenDoorZen StoriesZen StoryDoor QuotesDoor Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, waiting for the future is so boring! Can't we bring the future to the present? Master: Yes, there is a way to bring the future to the present, for example, if you take a knife and kill yourself, you can bring your future death to the present, that is, you bring your entire future to the present!” FutureMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenFuture QuotesFuture QuotationsZen StoriesZen Story Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, you don't talk much! Master: Yes, because when you talk you cannot hear what the universe is telling you!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen QuotesZen Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, I will join your temple, what will I be here? Master: Here we take the logs and make a beautiful wooden sculpture out of them! So you will transform into something else here! Student: But I'm not a log, am I? Master: In this temple, what matters is not how you see yourself, but how we see you!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenStudent QuotesZen StoriesZen StoryZen Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, can a meteorite fall on our head while we are walking? Master: Yes, it can fall! Student: What precautions can we take against this? Master: Try to strengthen your head! Student: But I want a realistic measure that works! Master: Then let me tell you something realistic: There is no possibility of a meteorite falling on your head, because nothing can fall on something that does not exist!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen MasterZen StoryMeteoritesZen Masters Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, I am thinking of crossing a very large desert without food and water, what do you say? Master: I say try to cross a small desert with water and food first!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, how can I reach the end of an endless road? Master: How can I answer a question that has no answer?” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Disciple: Master, you told me to leave the temple, what mistake did I make? Master: No mistake! You've learned a lot here, your load has become heavy, it's time to unload it! What is full must be emptied!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen QuotesZen Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, that huge mountain standing in front of me always seems stronger than me no matter what I do! Master: The Mountain in front of you is physically strong, you are mentally strong, and therefore it is you, not the mountain, that is huge!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen QuotesMountain QuotesMountain Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, I can understand that clean water is holy, but I can't understand that dirty water is holy! Master: Blind faith is not for those who want to understand, but it is for those who do not want to understand or who cannot understand!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen QuotesZen Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: When looking at a perfect mountain view, I see a mountain, but my friend sees God! What is the reason for this, master? Master: What do you see when you look at me? Student: Of course I see you, master! Master: Okay, so there's nothing wrong with your eyes! But recommend a pair of glasses to your friend!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen QuotesZen QuotationsZen Quotes For Young Adults Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Disciple: Master, tomorrow I will go to my village and stay for a few weeks and rest, will you bless me before I go? Master: If you really want to be blessed, get to know different people of different lives rather than your own village!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, I did exactly as you said, climbed the stairs, wandered through narrow streets, talked to many different people, read books, but still did not gain wisdom! Master: Oh yeah, then do the opposite of what I said, maybe it will work! Student: You're mocking me, master! Master: No! If one path did not lead you to success, you will try another path, that's what I'm telling you!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, you are a wise man, give me the secret of happiness! Master: Is there a nail where you are sitting? Student: No, master. Master: Then you're happy! Student: What if I said there is a nail on my seat, master? Master: Then I would say stand up and be happy!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen Quotes Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The student asked: Master, what should I do if I stay in the fog and lose my path? The master replied: Just sit down and wait, for it is not you who lost your path but the fog! When the fog finds its way and leaves you, you will find your way too!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenFogZen StoriesZen QuotesFog QuotesZen QuotationsFog QuotationsZen Quotes For Young Adults Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The student asked: Master, I think I am a master now and it is time for me to go from the temple, what do you say? The master replied: I don't think you are a master, but I am very positive about your request to leave the temple!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen QuotesZen Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The disciple asked: Master, does the fact that our temple was built on a high mountain indicate our determination to approach a mystical intelligent power in the heavens? The master replied: No! It just expresses our desire to escape from the fool below!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen MasterZen StoriesZen StoryZen QuotesZen QuotationsZen Masters Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The student asked: Master, I'm looking for a silent waterfall, where can I find it? The master replied: You can find it in the non-existent place! The student asked: But where is the non-existent place, master? The master replied: The non-existent place is where the non-existent things are!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoriesZen StoryZen QuotesZen QuotationsZen Quotes For Young AdultsWaterfall Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The student asked: Master, if I have to choose between being a surfer and being a wave, which one should I be? The master answered: Be the wind, then you will go beyond the shore!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenZen StoryZen QuotesWind QuotesZen QuotationsWind QuotationsZen Quotes For Young AdultsZen Quotes For Teenagers Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The student asked: Can I walk on dry leaves without making a sound? The master replied: Light can do it, and shadow can do it. Which one are you? The student replied: None! Master replied: Then have fun with the sound of the leaves!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesZenLeavesZen StoryZen QuotesZen QuotationsZen Quotes For Young AdultsMaster And Student Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“You don't have to go to another planet to see the aliens, just look at the people in the interesting dresses of the seventies!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesAliensSeventiesBeatlesFashion Quotes1970sSeventyBeatles Quote Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“You can't be a good mountain goat if you're afraid of heights! It's the same in one's life, so fear often prevents you from becoming something good!” FearMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesFear QuotesFear Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Student: Master, I am very afraid of storms, what would you advise me? Master: I advise you to be even more afraid of storms, because once your fear gets to the bottom, there is nowhere to go, courage starts to rise from the bottom!” FearMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesFear QuotesZen StoriesZen StoryFear Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“If you're afraid of the sea, you're doomed to land! Fear means that I am limiting a part of life to myself; it means that I will completely deprive myself of some of the riches of life!” FearMehmet Murat Ildan QuotesFear QuotesFear QuoteFear Quotations Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Do you think someone who uses a coloured umbrella or a transparent umbrella is a sensible person? Of course, the second one, because he sees what's in front of him more easily! Logic makes your life easier!” Mehmet Murat Ildan QuotesLogicUmbrellaLogical ThinkingUmbrella QuotesUmbrellasLogic Quote Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan