The Bull

The Bull

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...
Cultivating “Beginner’s Mind”

Cultivating “Beginner’s Mind”

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...
The Mirror of Your Life

The Mirror of Your Life

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...
Paradox – The Pull of Opposites

Paradox – The Pull of Opposites

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...
A False Sense

A False Sense

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...