May today be for you A truly special day A time of sober reflection As you quietly celebrate For God has surely blessed you Through all the years gone by But the best years are still to come As you journey on through life
Archive for December, 2011
The stream of thinking has enormous momentum that can easily drag you along with it. Every thought pretends that it matters so much. It wants to draw your attention in completely. Here is a new spiritual practice for you: don’t take your thoughts too seriously. – Eckhart Tolle
Delicious dessert from the Philippines. Recipe 1 Recipe 2 Jellies are also good additions to the mix!
A very Merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear. War is over, If you want it — War is over now. – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person. – Audrey Hepburn
Because of our routines we forget that life is an ongoing adventure. – Maya Angelou
People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do [...]
Zen Stories: the Staff and Shout of the Venerable Ones
Posted: December 23, 2011 in Book Notes, ChineseTags: Change, Dance, Present, Tao, Zen
What is Zen? 不立文学，教外别传，直指人心，见性成佛。 Not reliant on written word A special transmission separate from the scriptures Direct pointing at one’s mind, seeing one’s nature, becoming the Buddha Fish forget that they live in lakes and rivers; people forget that they live in the magic of the Dao. – Confucius If one engages in self-cultivation with [...]
By enlarging your knowledge of things, you will find your knowledge of self is enlarged. – Charles de Lint
Morrie’s questions: Tell me something close to your heart. Tell me something about your faith. Have you found someone to share your heart with? Are you at peace with yourself? Life is a series of pulls back and forth… A tension of opposite, like a pull on a rubber band. And most of us live [...]
