Daily Zen

Today's Zen (15 November 2011):

"Those who have strong passions are never able to perceive the Way. It is like stirring up clear water with your hands; you may come wishing to find a reflection of your face, but you'll never see clearly in disturbed waters. A mind troubled and vexed with passions is never able to see the Way."
- Sutra of Forth-two Chapters

Zen from Tuesday 2 August 2011:

"The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be."
- Abraham Joshua Herschel

Zen from Tuesday 20 September 2011:

"Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Zen from Tuesday 18 October 2011:

"Once we recognize that thoughts are empty, the mind will no longer habe the power to deceive us."
- Khyetse Rinpoche