Aug
5
2009
Drink Your Tea
Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
as if it is the axis
on which the world earth revolves
– slowly, evenly, without
rushing toward the future;
Live the actual moment.
Only this moment is life.
Being Peace
If we are peaceful.
If we are happy.
We can smile and blossom
Like [...]
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Jun
24
2009
A Christian saint, a Sufi pir, and a Buddhist yogi journeyed down to Hades together so that they could observe for themselves the famous labors of Sisyphus. They watched him all day as he struggled to push the enormous boulder up the mountain, only to watch helplessly as it rolled back down at night.
“See how [...]
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May
16
2009
Kiss the Earth
By Thich Nhat Hanh
Walk and touch peace every moment.
Walk and touch happiness every moment.
Each step brings a fresh breeze.
Each step makes a flower bloom.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Bring the Earth your love and happiness.
The Earth will be safe
when we feel safe in ourselves.
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Apr
2
2009
Within the body there are billions of different particles.
Similarly, there are many different thoughts and a variety of states of mind.
It is wise to take a close look into the world of your mind and to make the distinction between beneficial and harmful states of mind.
Once you can recognize the [...]
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Mar
29
2009
You Are Me You are me and I am you.
It is obvious that we are inter-are.
You cultivate the flower in yourself so that I will be beautiful.
I transform the garbage in myself so that you do not have to suffer.
I support you you support me.
I am here to bring [...]
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Mar
21
2009
In studying ourselves,
we find the harmony
that is our total existence.
We do not make harmony.
We do not achieve it or gain it.
It is there all the time.
Here we are, in the midst of this perfect way,
and our practice is simply to realize it and then
to actualize it
in [...]
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Feb
5
2009
If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper.
Without a cloud there will be no water; without water, the trees cannot grow; and without trees, you cannot make paper.
So, the cloud is in here.
The existence of this page [...]
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