Zen-a-day - Oct 11

Saturday 11 October 2008
There is a man who eats sparingly, but is never hungry.
There is a man who is always eating, but is never full.
- Zen riddle

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wednesday 3 September 2008
Who needs the Buddhism of ossified masters?
Me, I've spent three decades all alone in the mountains
and there solved all my koans.
Living Zen among the tall pines and high winds.
- Ikkyu

Thursday 4 September 2008
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
- Taoist saying