Returning to whereIt used to see blossoms,My mind, changed,Will stay on at Yoshino...Home now, and see anew.

From the Buddhist perspective, the only lasting way to bring about change is for people themselves to change.

Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning...look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself.

I'd like to dividemyself in order to see,among these mountains,each and every flowerof every cherry tree.

That nagging state of constant thought that exists somewhere between the ears and behind the eyes is the self.

Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.

All beings tremble before danger, all fear death. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill.

Can the water in the valleys ever stop and rest?When the water finally reaches the sea, it becomes great waves.

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.

Is it a weakness not being able to hate? Or is it preparation for what is inevitable, the ability only to love.

Courage is often associated with aggression, but instead should be seen as a willingness to act from the heart.

We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.

Concentration is the creation of the instrument; meditation is the right use of it; contemplation transcends it.

For eternally and always there is only now, one and the same now; the present is the only thing that has no end.

Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.