October 11, 2009
What do we do when things aren’t working? How do we respond to dismal situations, when we’re trying our best, but the world decides to hand us lemons?
Consider the following Haiku, written by Basho:
Fleas, lice,
The horse pissing
Near my pillow.
Although he was on a spiritual journey, and thought himself something important, Basho spent the night on [...]
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October 9, 2009
“Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine”
- Shunryu Suzuki
Having a hyperactive brain sucks.
In the process of continually planning and worrying, the hyperactive brain forgets to pay attention to the task at hand. People will go entire days without ever paying attention to what they’re doing. They’ll literally [...]
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