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“Silence is a source of great strength.” (Lao Tzu)


The date for the next Live Online Video INTRODUCTION Meditation (Zen) is July 3rd, 2011, at 16.00/04.00 pm GMT

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Spiritual Wisdom

The master does not interfere.
He perfects the whole universe in his heart.
He is not interested in wealth and glory, sees no advantage to a long life, is not excited with success, is not discouraged by failure or troubled by the goods and evils of the world.
He knows that all beings are the rings of a same chain and that life and death are only one body.
Tchuang Tzu

Words of Wisdom

“He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world.” -Marcus Aurelius

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Weekly Spiritual Wisdom

In the practice of meditation there is no need for a special place.
Once the heat of the ego is put out, naturally there is a sense of well-being.
Dongshan

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Weekly Spiritual Wisdom

Ninety-nine percent of your problems are created by you because you take life seriously. Seriousness is the root cause of problems. Be playful, and you will not miss anything.
Osho

Words of Wisdom

“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” ~Lao Tzu

“If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.” -Dalai Lama

Most of the time when I feel overwhelmed, stressed, frustrated, or angry, it’s because I’m obsessing about my circumstances–everything that feels unfair or insurmountable and all the ways I feel powerless to change them.

In this state of mind, I inevitably stress other people out, whether I talk about my challenges or not.
It’s there, spoken or unsaid. It gets in the way of my ability to really be present with the people I love, and it affects their state of mind.

I’ve realized that the surest path to feeling more peace is recognizing when I’m challenging other people’s–when I’m drowning my interactions with my personal struggles instead of creating a positive space for myself and the people I encounter.

We’ll always have problems in life, and if we’re not careful, they can suffocate our relationships.
Today if you feel burdened by your struggles, realize that stressing won’t create solutions–it will just create more problems, for you and others.

The alternative is to breathe–to value collective peace in the present more than individual control over the future. Ironically, this often makes it a lot easier to identify solutions.

Lori Deschene (tinybuddha)

About Enlightment

Finally pure awareness remains

I am exists nowhere

All Things endlessly change

A journey back to the Origin

Yet, enlightenment requires no voyage

Pure equanimity remains

Emotions dissipated

Intellections seized

Thoughts observed

As boats on a calm sea;

As though blind and deaf

Seeing with no eyes

Hearing with no ears

Mechanisms of perception immobilized

Ideas of holiness vanished

All Things belong to emptiness

Everything is understood as it is

Yet, enlightenment comes from what is Not

Master Nomi

The Tao Way Of Life

Having without possessing, acting without
expectations, leading and not trying to control:
this is the supreme virtue

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Weekly Spiritual Wisdom

You must act only for this day and this hour, Because tomorrow is unfixed and difficult to know. You must meditate without wasting time, thinking that there is only this day and this hour. After that it becomes truly easy.
Dogen