Canning is a whole world of a thing to do. It requires that you get out of your head. It's a Zen thing. You cannot be wondering about your inadequacies and how they drove Bob off and be making jelly. You'll wind up with big, cylindrical jujubes.
Debby BullIn the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few
Shunryu SuzukiTags: inspirational philosophy zen
When the mind is exhausted of images, it invents its own.
Gary SnyderTags: buddhism zen mind dharma gary snyder
We are searching for the core of our lives; our culture intuits that writing, that ancient activity, might be the pathway...Awakening does not feed ego's needs and desires; it pulverizes the self. Our society couldn't knowingly bear such reduction, so we've tricked ourselves into the same path but call it writing.
Natalie GoldbergTags: writing zen ego enlightenment process
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
Thich Nhat HanhTags: buddhism zen joy mindfulness gratitude
The baby looks at things all day without winking; that is because his eyes are not focused on any particular object. He goes without knowing where he is going, and stops without knowing what he is doing. He merges himself within the surroundings and moves along with it. These are the principles of mental hygiene.
ZhuangziTags: zen chuang-tzu lao-tzu
Then we’re just sitting there, staring at each other. Which has been happening a lot lately. It’s like
whatever wall there was between us, however she was holding herself back from me . . . all of that
pretense is gone.
“And when you find a soul mate,” Sara says, “it’s undeniable. You have to be together.”
“That’s my philosophy.” I look back at her. “You have to go with the flow.”
“Exactly. I think the universe guides you to make the right choices.”
“Do you believe in fate?”
“I guess, but . . . it’s more about creating the life you want so you can make that fate a reality. You
know?
Tags: life love philosophy zen fate relationships
The point of the spiritual life is to realize Truth. But you will never understand the spiritual life, or realize Truth, if you measure it by your own yardstick.
Dainin KatagiriTags: zen
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
Alan W. WattsTags: buddhism philosophy zen religion theology metaphysics taoism tao
The thinking brain influences the body’s responses and it makes a neat little loop.
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