Category: A Zen Thing

Written by ktadmin on February 25, 2013

The Eleven Proverbs of Mas Oyama

The Martial Way begins and ends with courtesy, therefore, be properly and genuinely courteous at all times. Following the Martial Way is like scaling a cliff – continue upwards without rest. It demands absolute and unfaltering devotion to the task at hand. Strive to seize the initiative in all things, all the time guarding against actions stemming Read More

Written by ktadmin on January 21, 2013

Meditation Point #133 – Good v Evil

A Zen Thing . Quotes . State of Mind

The best way to fight evil is with small acts of kindness. — Gandlaf, The Hobbit The actual quote is “…what I have found it is the small everyday deeds or ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay.” but I like my version better. And it holds true more often then we may like Read More

Written by ktadmin on December 6, 2011

Meditation Point #132 – Crisis

A Zen Thing

A friend of mine is going through a very difficult time. It is hard watching someone deal with a crisis in their life when there isn’t a lot you can do for them but be there for them as a friend. I’ve been thinking about this fact for the past week and wondering if there Read More

Written by ktadmin on October 5, 2011

The Magnificent Exterior

A Zen Thing . Quotes . Religion . State of Mind

The brothers praised a monk before Abba Anthony. When the monk came to see him, Anthony wanted to know how he would bear insults, and seeing that he could not bear them at all, he said to him, “You are like a village magnificently decorated on the outside, but destroyed from within by robbers.”— St. Read More

Written by ktadmin on October 3, 2011

Body, Mind & Soul

A Zen Thing . Religion . State of Mind

When a Wise man thought about the depth of the judgments of God, he asked, “Lord, how is it that some die when they are young, while others drag on to extreme old age? Why are there those who are poor and those who are rich? Why do wicked men prosper and why are the Read More

Written by ktadmin on September 11, 2011

Life is Fragile

A Zen Thing . Events & Holidays . History

Given that this is the anniversary of the Sept. 11th attack, I thought this image would be appropriate. This is a sticker I found from when I was a kid, a long time ago. But it reminds me of what we any of us that were old enough probably though on 9/11, life is fragile. Read More

Written by ktadmin on July 16, 2011

Happy Thoughts

A Zen Thing . Awareness . Quotes . State of Mind

To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline – training – is about. James Clavell, in his novel “Shogun” I read Read More

Written by ktadmin on May 10, 2011

The Debate is OVER!

A Zen Thing . Fun Stuff

Are you an Over or Under? I am an Over and a militant one at that! Turns out I am in the majority, not that it mattered 😉 Here is the proof… Read More

Written by ktadmin on April 26, 2011

Can’t

A Zen Thing . Articles of Interest . Quotes . State of Mind . Training notes

Words spoken by others are powerless unless we give them power. “Sticks & Stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you”. I’ve spoken and written on that in the past. That is not the topic today but it is an important backdrop. While we should be thick skinned when people speak hurtfully Read More

Written by ktadmin on April 13, 2011

Is Your Jar Full?

A Zen Thing . Articles of Interest . Quotes . State of Mind

When things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar……and the beer. A Professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise Read More

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