Jun 15, 2014
Be Fluid. The art of Life, lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.
Apr 1, 2013
Path to perfection: A long time student told the master that he felt he was close to becoming enlightened. “Have you been practicing a long time?” asked the master. “Yes, master“ replied the student. “Have you been diligent in your work?” inquired the master. “Oh...
Mar 2, 2013
If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner: You have learned how to live!
Dec 5, 2012
The Zen Mind: A renowned Zen master said that his greatest teaching was this: “Buddha is your own mind”. So impressed by how profound this idea was, one monk decided to leave the monastery and retreat into the wilderness to meditate on this insight. There he...
Nov 2, 2012
The Teacher: A new student had come to a temple and been rude, arrogant, and disruptive. After a week, he told the master that he was leaving. “You are an absolutely horrible teacher, the worst ever!” exclaimed the student. The master smiled and said...
Oct 1, 2012
Scene from a meditation garden: I saw the teacher sitting under a tree. He was a young man of sixteen and the disciple was an old man of eighty. The preaching of the teacher was silence, and the doubts of the doubter departed.