These Zen Buddhist Koans Will Open Your Mind by Carol Kuruvilla (excerpt by Kosin Paley Ellison) Huffington Post
"These Zen Buddhist Koans Will Open Your Mind" by Carol Kuruvilla (excerpt by Kosin Paley Ellison) Huffington Post
Once a monk made a request of Joshu.
“I have just entered the monastery,” he said. “Please give me instructions, Master.”
Joshu said, “Have you had your breakfast?”
“Yes, I have,” replied the monk.
“Then,” said Joshu, “wash your bowls.”
The monk had an insight.
A Cartoon by Jeremy Nguyen
Realizing that not every moment in life will be deep, or meaningful, or vibrating with energy that would give him the fulfillment that he'd always hoped for, Todd unloaded the dishwasher.
“The Acorn” by Dianne Bautch
The acorn grows into the grand oak tree,
not caring if the little sapling
longs to be something else …
a maple, a birch, an evergreen.
It becomes what it was created to be,
what it was meant to be.
"Walk On" by Jyoti
Good morning, Grandfather.
I entered this life a ways back
and put skin on to walk two-legged on this Creation— and what a glorious time it was.
It taught me about breath
and about sensing and feeling and caring through my heart.
Simone Weil - Waiting for God
“You can take my word for it too that Greece, Egypt, ancient India and ancient China, the beauty of the world, the pure and authentic reflections of this beauty in art and science…”
"RITUAL" — Zen Story
When the spiritual teacher and his disciples began their evening meditation, a cat who lived in the monastery made such noise that it distracted them…
Bradly Jersak - Prayer on Love
Begin this prayerful time where I say, God is love. He’s shown us what that love looks like in someone who revealed God‘s love as self-giving . He’s utterly generous to you. Everything he has of himself is yours. He’s radically forgiving —there’s absolutely nothing his blood can’t wash.
The Real Work by Wendell Berry
It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come our real work...
“Laughter Came From Every Brick“ by Theresa of Avila
Laughter Came From Every Brick
Just these two words He spoke
changed my life,
“Enjoy Me.”