"Thoughts will come to visit. Keep your doors open; let them come and go, but do not serve them tea."
Category: Sayings
The Universe is a family and its parent is the Great Essence
There are no outside conditions that can make or break our connection to the center of the everything. Every thing in the universe is connected to the center JUST AS IT IS. Just as all parts of the tree are connected to the roots.... the roots are the tree, the bark is the tree, the… Continue reading The Universe is a family and its parent is the Great Essence
Mind Weeds – Shunryu Suzuki
We say, "Pulling out the weeds we give nourishment to the plant." We pull the weeds and bury them near the plant to give it nourishment. So even though you have some difficulty in your practice, even though you have some waves while you are sitting, those waves themselves will help you. So you should… Continue reading Mind Weeds – Shunryu Suzuki
Dealing with Resentment in the Zendo
James Kenney posted this on the Soto Zen Buddhism facebook pages, and i think it expresses this view very eloquently. Regarding taking offense of folks and the resentment that can build up, and the resolution of that by "walking it thru to the other side"..... James Kenney said: You are your practice. They are their… Continue reading Dealing with Resentment in the Zendo
Shunryu Suzuki – Famous Quotes
https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/62707.Shunryu_Suzuki “Zen is not some fancy, special art of living. Our teaching is just to live, always in reality, in its exact sense. To make our effort, moment after moment, is our way. In an exact sense, the only thing we actually can study in our life is that on which we are working in… Continue reading Shunryu Suzuki – Famous Quotes
Nature shows us only the tail of the lion
Nature shows us only the tail of the lion. But there is no doubt in my mind that the lion belongs with it even if he cannot reveal himself to the eye all at once because of his huge dimension. - Albert Einstein
The Prejudices of social environment – Albert Einstein
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions that differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. - Albert Einstein
Give as you have received – Albert Einstein
"A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving." - Albert Einstein
Sayings – Take Responsibility of your Life
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Science – the most precious thing – Einstein
'One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike - and yet it is the most precious thing we have.' Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Reality is Dharma 