Aug 15, 2021 | Daily Words
A student asked Suzuki Roshi why the Japanese make their teacups so thin and delicate that they break easily. “It’s not that they’re too delicate,” he answered, “but...
Aug 14, 2021 | Daily Words
Beginner’s mind means having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and freedom from preconceptions when approaching anything. Beginner’s mind is actually the space where the mind does not know what to...
Aug 13, 2021 | Daily Words
You are either attracting or repelling according to your mental attitudes. You are either identifying yourself with lack or with abundance, with love and friendship or with indifference. You cannot...
Aug 12, 2021 | Daily Words
The paradox is the source of the thinker’s passion, and the thinker without a paradox is like a lover without feeling: a paltry mediocrity. Søren Kierkegaard Sometimes rushing to resolution is not...
Aug 11, 2021 | Daily Words
You have this idea that you’d better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous. Robin Williams It was on this date in 2014 that Robin Williams took his own life, joining the...
Aug 10, 2021 | Daily Words
Jumping to assumptions and leaping to conclusions can be hazardous to your health. You could easily fall into the rut of thinking you know what’s really going on, but you could be completely...