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30

you already have it.

January 30, 2007 | 1 Comment

 
It is too clear and so it is hard to see. A dunce once searched for a fire with a lighted lantern. Had he known what fire was, He could have cooked his rice much sooner. [...]

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29

29-Jan-2007

January 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

However deep your Knowledge of the scriptures, It is no more than a strand of hair In the vastness of space; However important appears Your worldly experience, It is but a drop of water in a deep ravine.
Tokusan
Not believing in anything [...]

Jan

29

To do nothing at all.

January 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

The hardest thing in the world to do is to do nothing. Admittedly, I get annoyed if I’m relatively inactive by mid-afternoon. I like my doses of inactivity smaller, and towards the end of the day – when the stores are closed, when the streets are quieter, and when the hustle and bustle of downtown [...]

Jan

27

sunrise.

January 27, 2007 | 1 Comment

  Nicky and I were having a conversation about stress. And how stress is really resistance to the gap between how you think this moment should be, and how this moment actually is. You may think that this moment should be smooth sailing, but if you have hours and hours of last-minute projects to complete, [...]

Jan

25

shhh.

January 25, 2007 | 1 Comment

Sometimes, it’s best not to say anything if you’re not going to improve upon the silence.

Jan

24

the kois.

January 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The kois are done! So, the canvas is 4 feet by 4 feet and I used a combination of oil and ink to create it. The kois are actually swimming around a perfect 34″ circle. The flippers and the thickness of the kois’ upper body makes the circle appear oval. You can follow the perfect circle [...]

Jan

23

23-Jan-2007

January 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Wet with morning dew, I go in the direction I want.
(Santoka, trans. Stevens)

Jan

21

21-Jan-2007

January 21, 2007 | 1 Comment

Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
________________________ [...]

Jan

20

purpose of life.

January 20, 2007 | 1 Comment

I gave some thought to the purpose of life last night. I used to think that the purpose of living was to leave this world a little bit better. But, “better” means something different to me than it does to my mother, to my neighbors, and to people living thousands of miles away. Hitler thought [...]

Jan

16

wrinkles.

January 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

What’s wrong with wrinkles in your clothes? Like, really. It is a fold in the fabric. I think it says a lot about humanity. Do we really need to manipulate every aspect of our world in order to feel in control? Wrinkles are the natural state; they just happen. Wrinkles just are. As a matter of fact, [...]

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