Siddhartha Quote – 3 Basics
I can think, I can wait, I can fast. Herman Hesse, Siddhartha.
The Sun – by Li Po
The grass does not refuse To flourish in the spring wind. The leaves are not angry At falling through the autumn sky. Who, with whip or spur Can urge the feet of Time? The things of the world flourish and decay, Each at its own hour. From The Sun, by Li Po, translated by Arthur …
Pure Experience
Whoso is content with pure experience and acts upon it, has enough of truth. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Change with Compassion
I just heard Ram Dass say this in his video below at 42:03 “And Gandhi said, there’s going to be change and the English are going to have to leave, but it’s important that they leave as friends. It’s important that whatever changes go down there be the optimum amount of compassion. And for that …
Music to Elevate
Music lulls the disordered thoughts, and elevates the dejected spirits. Cervantes.
A Cup of Tea – by The Book
Why not consecrate ourselves to the queen of the Camelias, and revel in the warm stream of sympathy that flows from her altar? In the liquid amber within the ivory porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius, the piquancy of Lao tsu, and the ethereal aroma of Buddha himself. From The Book …
What is Complaining?
Constant complaining is a way to avoid having regret. Montaigne.
Your Daily Zen Practice
There is a characteristic of Zen which cannot be found in any other religion. That is to say, its peculiar mode of expressing profound religious insight by such actions as the lifting up of a hair-brush, or by the tapping of the chair with a staff, or by a loud outcry, and so forth. Kaiten …