Saturday, August 30, 2014

Weekend Zen, August 30-31



True courage is the product of tenderness. 
It arises when we let the world touch our heart,
our heart that is so beautiful and bare. 

~ Chogyam Trungpa 

Friday, August 29, 2014

Daily Zen - Friday, August 29



...happiness is not born from what we 
receive, but from what we give.

~ Taisen Deshimaru

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Daily Zen - Thursday, August 28



In seeing the true nature of others, 
we also discover all their problems, their 
aspirations, their suffering, and their fears.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Daily Zen - Wednesday, August 27




When your inner and outer energies radiate in harmony,
you are blessed and spiritually magnetic.

~ Jasmine Heiler

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Daily Zen - Tuesday, August 26




In the right light, at the right time, 
everything is extraordinary. 

~ Aaron Rose

Monday, August 25, 2014

Daily Zen - Monday, August 25




Knowledge of what is possible 
is the beginning of happiness. 

~ George Santayana 

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Weekend Zen, August 23-24



Let the clock and the earth do their own thing...
Let the comings and goings of life continue...
But you stay HERE and NOW.

~ Ram Dass

Friday, August 22, 2014

Daily Zen - Friday, August 22



Expect nothing in return, have 
no goal and no mind for profit. 

~ Taisen Deshimaru

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Daily Zen - Thursday, August 21



Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience
 for the small ones, and when you have laboriously 
accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

~ Victor Hugo

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Daily Zen - Wednesday, August 20



Be glad of life because it gives you
the chance to love and to work and
to play and to look up at the stars. 

~ Henry Van Dyke

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Monday, August 18, 2014

Daily Zen - Monday, August 18




The secret of joy in work is 
contained in one word - excellence. 

~ Pearl S. Buck

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Weekend Zen, August 16-17




Don't be afraid to take a big step. You 
can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

~ David Lloyd George

Friday, August 15, 2014

Daily Zen - Friday, August 15



Life is the only real counselor: wisdom unfiltered 
through personal experience does not 
become a part of the moral tissue. 

~ Edith Wharton

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Daily Zen - Thursday, August 14




You wander from room to room hunting for the diamond 
necklace that is already around around your neck.

~ Djalal Ad-Din Rumi

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Daily Zen - Wednesday, August 13




Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right
there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

~ Shunryu Suzuki

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Daily Zen - Tuesday, August 12




The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, 
something to love, and something to hope for.

~ Allan K. Chalmers

Monday, August 11, 2014

Daily Zen - Monday, August 11




It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams. 

~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez 

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Weekend Zen, August 9-10



Love the moment, and the energy of that 
moment will spread beyond all boundaries.

~ Sister Mary Corita Kent 

Friday, August 8, 2014

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Daily Zen - Thursday, August 7




You ask me what you should do and what you 
should not do? Just allow yourself to change naturally. 

~ Chuang Tzu

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Daily Zen - Wednesday, August 6



Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, 
committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. 

~ Margaret Mead

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Daily Zen - Tuesday, August 5




Our contribution to the progress of the world must, 
therefore, consist in setting our own house in order. 

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Monday, August 4, 2014

Daily Zen - Monday, August 4



I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day,
a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of
magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.

~ J.B. Priestly