The spiritual journey, if it requires anything at all, requires flexibility.
Category: Zen
There Is No CertaintyThere Is No Certainty
We are sure of nothing in this life. Cervantes.
Your Daily Zen PracticeYour Daily Zen Practice
Eno was a great Zen master of the seventh century. He had lost his parents when he was young and earned his living by gathering firewood. One day when he
From 300 Tang Poems – FieldsFrom 300 Tang Poems – Fields
The fields are chill. The sparse rain has stopped. The colors of Spring teem on every side. With leaping fish, the blue pond is full. With singing thrushes, the green
Your StyleYour Style
If you are attacked with regard to your style, never reply. It is for your work alone to make answer. from Voltaire’s Philosophical Dictionary.
Learning and DoingLearning and Doing
To learn and then do. Is that not a pleasure? Confucius.
A Cup of Tea – by The BookA 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
Your Daily Zen PracticeYour 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