3-20-2006 Quote for today

Enlightenment is like the
moon reflected on the water.
The moon does not get wet,
nor is the water broken.
Although its light is wide and great,
the moon is reflected even
in a puddle an inch wide.
The whole moon and the entire sky
are reflected in dewdrops on the grass,
or even in one drop of water.
- Dogen (1200-1253)

3-15-2006 Quote for today

All things must change to something new, to something strange.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Poem - Forgiveness

do we ever truly forgive
and allow ourselves
some measure of reprieve
open ourselves
to the unconditional love
that surrounds us
the universe knows no bounds
yet will never
hinder
our attempts to bind ourselves
forgetting the space
in love
where we are meant to reside

from: Mar marciful

3-1-2006 Quote for today

We are all made up of all the influences that came before; our reactions to them, and to our interpretations of right or wrong. It’s all a matter of what ones base line intent and level of mindfulness is.
Kiachu Shen Ku

2-13-2006 Quote for today

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.
-James A. Baldwin

2-12-2006 Quote for today

Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help. -Thomas Fuller

2-11-2006 Quote for today

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
-Albert Einstein

2-10-2006 Quote for today

Wisdom is the power that enables us to use knowledge for the benefit of ourselves and others.
-Thomas J. Watson

2-9-2006 Quote for today

Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
-William James

2-8-2006 Quote for today

A person hears only what they understand.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

2-7-2006 Quote for today

To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything.
– Joan Didion

2-7-2006 Quote for today

Love, cough, and smoke can not be well hid.

2-6-2006 Quote for today

The heart is never neutral.

2-5-2006 Quote for today

One today is worth two tomorrows.

Zen Story - Something Missing

A priest was in charge of the garden within a famous Zen temple. He had been given the job because he loved the flowers, shrubs, and trees. Next to the temple there was another, smaller temple where there lived a very old Zen master. One day, when the priest was expecting some special guests, he took extra care in tending to the garden. He pulled the weeds, trimmed the shrubs, combed the moss, and spent a long time meticulously raking up and carefully arranging all the dry autumn leaves. As he worked, the old master watched him with interest from across the wall that separated the temples.

When he had finished, the priest stood back to admire his work. "Isn't it beautiful," he called out to the old master. "Yes," replied the old man, "but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you."

After hesitating, the priest lifted the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the master walked to the tree near the center of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves showered down all over the garden. "There," said the old man, "you can put me back now."

2-4-2006 Quote for today

The failures and successes are necessary for learning.

2-3-2006 Quote for today

The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves.
-John Dryden

2-2-2006 Quote for today

He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.
-Dylan Thomas

2-1-2006 Quote for today

Everything - mountains, rivers, plants, trees - should be your teacher.
— Morihei Ueshiba

1-31-2006 Quote for today

Night's deepest gloom is but a calm; that soothes the weary mind: The labored days restoring balm; the comfort of mankind.
-Leigh Hunt