Daily Zen

Today's Zen (18 November 2011):

"Events and hopes seldom agree.
Who can step back does not worry.
We blossom and fade like flowers,
Gather and part like clouds.
Worldly thoughts I forgot long ago,
Relaxing all day on a peak."
- Stonehouse

Zen from Friday 5 August 2011:

"Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible."
- Thich Nhat Hanh

Zen from Friday 23 September 2011:

"How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Zen from Friday 21 October 2011:

"Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace.... Peace will be the last word of history."
- John Paul II