Maybe – Zen Stories II

Maybe Once upon a time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically. “Maybe,” the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild [...]

In Dreamland – Zen Stories I

IN DREAMLAND ‘Our schoolmaster used to take a nap every afternoon,’ related a disciple of Soyen Shaku. ‘We children asked him why he did it and he told us: “I go to dreamland to meet the old sages just as Confucius did.” When Confucius slept, he would dream of ancient sages and later tell his [...]

Dogen Zenji (1200-1253)

Wondrous nirvana-mind Because the flowers blooming In our original home Are everlasting, Though springtimes may come and go Their colors do not fade. Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm, Without looking for the traces I may have left; A cuckoo’s song beckons me to return home; Hearing [...]

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few"
- Shunryu Suzuki

"All know that the drop merges into the ocean, but few know that the ocean merges into the drop"
- KABIR

You can never find mind through the mind.
Go beyond it, and find it non-existent."
-Sri Ramana Maharshi

Views today

"Knowledge is not information, it's transformation."
-OSHO
"One who knows the art of relaxation also knows the art of meditation"
-B.K.S Iyengar

"Spiritual awakening is awakening from the dream of thought"
-Eckhart Tolle



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