Written by Sensei on June 5, 2006
Meditation Point #27
A Zen Thing . QuotesSometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile is the source of your joy! — Thich Nhat Hahn We can extend this saying, Sometimes someone elses smile is the source of your joy, but sometimes your smile is the source of someone else’s joy!…Remember this as you greet others today Read More
Written by Sensei on June 2, 2006
Meditation Point #26
A Zen Thing . QuotesNothing is worth more than this day. — Goethe It is hard to argue with this even though we often get caught up in problems of the past or hopes and fears of the future. In the Martial Arts our training should help us to live in the moment, to enjoy and savor each second. Read More
Written by Sensei on May 25, 2006
Meditation Point #25
A Zen Thing . QuotesWhen the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. — Japanese Proverb This another way of saying Actions speak louder then words. Think about it, who do you hang with? And what does that say about you? Read More
Written by Sensei on May 23, 2006
Meditation Point #24
A Zen Thing . QuotesThere are two Japanese proverbs that I want to share that help me when I am training or facing some difficult or painful task. The first thing I always find myself repeating is “This too shall pass“. This of course is not a Japanese proverb but is an important introduction (in my way of thinking Read More
Written by Sensei on May 15, 2006
Reputation and Character
QuotesREPUTATION AND CHARACTER The circumstances amid which you live determine your reputation; the truth you believe determines your character. Reputaion is what you are supposed to be; character is what you are. Reputation is the photograph; character is the face. Reputation comes over one from without; character grows up from within. Reputation is what you Read More
Written by Sensei on May 13, 2006
Meditation Point #23
A Zen Thing . QuotesCome back to square one, just the minimum bare bones. Relaxing with the present moment, relaxing with hopelessness, relaxing with death, not resisting the fact that thigs end, that things pass, that things have no lasting substance, that everything is changing all the time — that is the basic message. — Pema Chodron Read More
Written by Sensei on May 10, 2006
Meditation Point #22
A Zen Thing . QuotesAll of us are watchers — of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway — but few are observers. Everyone is looking, not many are seeing. — Peter M. Leschak Read More
Written by Sensei on May 7, 2006
Meditation Point #21
A Zen Thing . QuotesIt is like Archers. If they start out competing, they’ll never become marksmen. It is only long after practice, with no thought of winning or losing, that they can hit the target. Same with the study of the Way. If even a single thought of winning or losing appears, you will be chained by winning Read More
Written by Sensei on May 4, 2006
Meditation Point #20
A Zen Thing . QuotesLife shrinks or expands according to one’s courage. — Anais Nin I have posted this for a friend of mine who is fighting terminal cancer. He doesn’t capitlize cancer because he doesn’t want to show it that kind of respect! In all he is a courageous man, fighting a battle we all shudder to think Read More
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