Meditation Point #125
A Zen Thing . Quotes“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway” — John Wayne I have a magnet with this quote on the Refrigerator and it is probably the most useful quote I’ve ever heard. As men, that is what we do when we have to. John Wayne was/is a great role model, to bad their Read More
The Cost of Freedom
A Zen Thing . Quotes“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsel or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands of those who feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you. May posterity forget that ye Read More
Faith
A Zen Thing . Articles of Interest . Quotes . ReviewsI am reading Give Us This Day – The Classic Memoir of the Bataan Death March for many reasons but mostly because I grew up knowing one of these men and what little he told me had a great impact on my life. In reading this book I am discovering something about myself as well, Read More
Where are all the children?
A Zen Thing . Articles of Interest . OffTopicToday I had to visit the DMV. For those of you not in America, that stands for Department of Motor Vehicles, or as I like to call it Department of the Mentally Vacant. But I digress, while I was standing in line I spent about 20 minutes next to the free brochure rack. This rack Read More
Useless Men
A Zen Thing . QuotesMeditation Point #127 It amazes me who we choose to lead, regardless of party, but it is better said by a much better man… In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress. John Adams Read More
Gaining Perspective
A Zen Thing . VideoThis video may be a little sappy for some people but it makes a great point about perspective and compassion. [zdvideo]https://karatetraining.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/GainingPerspective.flv[/zdvideo] More info on video clip available here. We could all learn a little more about ourselves and others by simply taking the time to be more observant to those around us. It is amazing Read More
Our Deepest Fear…
A Zen Thing . QuotesMeditation Point #126 There isn’t much that I can add to this so I will not. Thanks to Michele and Ellen for correcting me in the comments section. They are indeed correct. Ellen thank you for the link. I followed it up and the quote is actually from the novel, A Return to Love, it Read More
What do you Believe?
A Zen Thing . QuotesMeditation Point #125 It is true that a little philosophy inclineth Man’s mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion. For while the mind of Man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no farther; but when it beholdeth the chain of them confederate Read More
Village Idiots
A Zen Thing . Articles of Interest . OffTopicThe other day I went to the local video store and rented Pride. I will write another post about that because it is an awesome movie. But as I checked out the clerk began to engage me in a conversation about the economy, the bad times ahead and the evils of the American empire and Read More
What is a Sensei?
A Zen Thing . StylesSen means “before”, Sei means “life, birth, living or lived”. Thus a Sensei is someone who has experienced something before you. He has walked the path you are planning to follow before you, he can tell you what to do. In more general terms, it’s a teacher, normally the head instructor of the Dojo you Read More
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