Zen is a journey of exploration and a way of living that, in and of itself, does not belong to any one religion or tradition. It is about experiencing life in the here and now and about removing the d...
To see the positive or not to see the positive, this is the question.
Before we were born we had no feeling; we were one with the universe. This is called "mind-only," or "essence of mind," or "big mind," After we are separated by birth from this oneness, as the water f...
It takes courage to become authentic. So many talk about the light but not enough speak the truth about the struggles it takes to get there and the tools to overcome it all.
Thus we see that the all important thing is not killing or giving life, drinking or not drinking, living in the town or the country, being unlucky or lucky, winning or losing. It is how we win, how we...
1. A Cup of Tea Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), recieved a university professor who came to inqure about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then...
Shall you live authentically who you are or will you spend your allotted living the life of someone you imagine your self to be?
Perfection itself is not the ultimate goalbut the ultimate condition of life.
Who you allow into the circle of your life will make the difference in the quality of your life.
Life is eternal game, there are no rules. Indulge yourself.
The more you condemn yourself for thinking or feeling a certain way, the more you feel stuck within your own body and mind.. What if you went the other way and embraced it so totally that it was as if...
5. If You Love, Love Openly Twenty monks and one nun, who was named Eshun, were practicing meditation with a certain Zen master. Eshun was very pretty even though her head was shaved and her dress pla...
We find what's in our own heads.
Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.
Sometimes it takes a miracle to remind us that the only permanent condition is that of impermanence.
Life gives you exactly what you need to awaken.
When the cart doesn't move, do you goad the cart or the ox?
Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar
The cats were relaxing in a patch of sunlight on the rug without a thought in their sleek brown heads. What matter to them that it was Sunday-or even Thursday? Every day was Today in their scheme of t...
The mind's best trick is the illusion that it exists.
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