Zen Insights
Sep
30
2011

by Pidge
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Awareness

 “The world is not a problem; the problem is your unawareness” ~Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Be aware. Beware. Be wary. Three separate sentences meaning similar things. Beware of danger, be wary when detecting and analyzing the situation at hand, be aware … Continue reading

Sep
30
2011

by ExEivot
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The individual

“I don’t want anybody to stand between the individual and existence. No prayer, no priest — you alone are enough to face the sunrise, you don’t need somebody to interpret for you what a beautiful sunrise it is… And this … Continue reading

Sep
27
2011

by ExEivot
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Change

“…change is neither where insight begins nor where it ends. Insight begins with a question that evaluates change in light of the desire for true happiness. It ends with a happiness that lies beyond change.” ~Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Full Article) Many … Continue reading

Sep
26
2011

by ExEivot
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Root cause

“It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.” ~William Arthur Ward As I was driving to work today I got stuck behind someone driving incredibly slow.  I … Continue reading

Sep
22
2011

by ExEivot
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Mitsuréba, kakuru.

Translates: “Having waxed, wanes.” ~Patrick Lafcadio Hearn. In Ghostly Japan. 2004. p. 185. Print. The moment the moon waxes full, it begins to wane. In the same way, the height of our prosperity is also the beginning of fortune’s decline. … Continue reading

Sep
20
2011

by Pidge
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“Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it.” ~Sheng-Yen

 

Sep
20
2011

by Pidge
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“Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them.” ~Alan Watts.

Sep
20
2011

by Pidge
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“The water flows, but back into the ocean; The moon sinks, but is even in Heaven.” ~Eicho From the anthology “Zenrinkushu”  (1429-1504)