“Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.” Just reading these words is following the ideas of others. It’s not that we should never read or listen to anyone else, but…
Tag: Every moment Zen
You Should Study Become a Child
“You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.” I am not a mother with child, so I cannot directly speak of this experience. I could only imagine that this quote is referring to the fact that you are seeing and experiencing…
Life and Death are of Supreme Importance
This can be considered a type of “seize the moment” message. Do not let each day go by without taking advantage of opportunities. Open your eyes and your mind to the opportunities around you. You also must go out and make your own opportunities, do not simply wait for them to happen or present themselves.
Nourish The Hunger
Doing these things will lead to enlightenment, nothing special. There is no special chant, prayer, or sutra that will magically lead to enlightenment. To know this is to be enlightened.
The Most Important Thing Is
When we search, when we actively seek out what is most important in life, we are living and when we are living, whatever it is we are doing, if we are doing it with our complete mind and body, that is Zen.