Meditation Point #67
A Zen Thing . QuotesI beg you, everyone: Life and death is grave matter. All things pass away quickly. Each of you must be completely alert: never neglectful, never indulgent. — Evening Message in the Zendo …I leave this one for your reflection… Read More
Meditation Point #66
A Zen Thing . QuotesThe violets in the mountains have broken the rocks. — Tennessee Williams I think this is my second favorite meditation point. While we train in the Martial Arts to harden our bodies and strengthen our minds we often miss the most important part of our Martial Arts training…Peace. This is a big word that I Read More
Meditation Point #65
A Zen Thing . QuotesParadise is where I am. — Voltaire It is not that I am so great or perfect but that this moment I have been given is so precious. Read More
Meditation Point #64
A Zen Thing . QuotesAll the effort you are making will ultimately pay off. I got this little message in a fortune cookie while dining with my now deceased friend, Jack Gineo. For some reason I kept it and found it tonight while cleaning up, yes an exciting Friday night around here! What amuses me is the timing of Read More
Meditation Point #63
A Zen Thing . QuotesEverything is burning. The eye is burning and visible sights are burning. The ears and the sounds they hear are burning, the nose, the tongue, the body, the mind. With what fires are they burning? With the fires of greed, of hate, of ignorance, burning with anxiety, jealousy, loss, decay and grief. Considering this suffering, Read More
Meditation Point #62
A Zen Thing . QuotesThe more deeply we are our true selves, the less self is in us. — Meister Eckhart Read More
Meditation Point #61
A Zen Thing . QuotesI wanted to try something different… Thoughts? Read More
Meditation Point #60
A Zen Thing . QuotesLife is something that has to be lived and not talked about. — Carl Gustav Jung This seems obvious but most people have a hard time with this one. Even those of us who live life often get into a rut of talking instead of doing. In today’s technology/media age it is even easier to Read More
Meditation Point #59
A Zen Thing . QuotesKnow the mind and see its essence, and you may speak at will and go wherever your feet take you — — nothing is not a path. — Liao-an I like this particular saying as it goes contrary to the typical empty mind philosophy. While I believe there is some merit to keeping your mind Read More
Meditation Point #58
A Zen Thing . QuotesSo long as a man can look into the eyes of his oppressor, he is free. — Jean-Paul Sartre I hate to use the same source twice but this was to good and true to pass up, for it is true. Our spirit determines our freedom, for we can live in the freest land in Read More
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