 Why the Zen Poet Speaks
Sitting zazen [meditation], you really become intimate with the limitations of language, of narrative, of thought itself. With every thought there’s a “Yes, but….” With every idea comes another idea. This is the labyrinth of thought. Ultimately, you realize that “truth” is not to be found in words. I think it’s from this realization, this awareness, that the Zen poet speaks. – Seido Ray Ronci, “No Words” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 27, 2019
 Emotional intimacy is one of the greatest joys of human existence. Still, it’s best to let it develop gradually, with each party revealing more as confidence and mutual trust increase.
~ Martha Beck – Blog Article, Overshare Beware: – Martha Beck – Blog ArticleHow to Create Healthy Emotional Intimacy, Overshare Beware: |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 26, 2019
 The problem with certainty is that it is static; it can do little but endlessly reassert itself. Uncertainty, by contrast, is full of unknowns, possibilities, and risks.
– Stephen Batchelor |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 25, 2019
 Smiles in Context
Positive psychology has been criticized for overemphasizing the potential of individuals to transcend their circumstances. But not every life context affords the same opportunities for flourishing. The promise ‘smile, think positive thoughts, and you will be happy and healthy’ underestimates the importance of social context for psychological well-being and health. – James Coyne, “Self-Help for the Affluent “ |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 24, 2019
 We are bits of stellar matter
that got cold by accident, bits of a star gone wrong. – Sir Arthur Eddington |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 23, 2019
 Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.
– A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 22, 2019
 “We look for God in all the wrong places. He’s hiding in the last place we ever look, within our own hearts and souls. We think we’re chasing after and following Him, but it’s more like He’s trying to catch us and we’re running away!”
– Maharajji |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 21, 2019
 I’ve never met many of my best friends. I’ve read them, as if all their words were letters meant for me. You have no idea who’s waiting for your work. Don’t leave them friendless.
– Martha Beck |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 20, 2019
 Egocentric karmic conditioning/self-hate specializes in the “that’s beautiful/that’s ugly,” “that’s malevolent/that’s healing.” The dualistic world of the illusion of a self separate from Life is constantly comparing/judging. But we know that dualistic process is an illusion. There’s no such thing as this or that; there’s only and always this AND that. One whole.
– Cheri Huber |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 19, 2019
 One of my favorite contemporary Catholic writers, Fr. Richard Rohr, asks: “What good is it if God or Jesus is really present, but you are not? If you are Really Present, you will know the Real Presence. It is really that simple.”
– Lama Surya Das quoting Fr. Richard Rohr |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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