Meditations

Attaining the Way The substance of the Way is no mind, the application is forgetting words. The basis is softness; the foundation is purity and serenity. If it is to be carried out among people, it is necessary to be … More…

Man Is Born in Tao Fishes are born in water Man is born in Tao. If fishes, born in water, Seek the deep shadow Of pond and pool, All their needs Are satisfied. If man, born in Tao, Sinks into … More…

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who … More…

You must rise above The gloomy clouds Covering the mountaintop. Otherwise, how will you Ever see the brightness?   Ryokan

(with some Taoist editing) We all Sit in the orchestra of Tao. Some play their Fiddles, Some wield their Drum sticks. Tonight is worthy of music. Let’s let loose With Compassion. Let’s drown in the delicious Ambience of Love. Hafiz, … More…

The bird said: “What smells what sunshine, ah! Spring has come and I will go searching for my mate.” The bird flew away from the portico’s edge like a message it flew off and disappeared. The bird was small the … More…

the silence of nature within the power within the power without. the path is whatever passes-no end in itself. the end is, grace-ease- healing not saving. singing the proof the proof of the power within.   Gary Snyder

In our souls everything moves guided by a mysterious hand. We know nothing of our own souls that are ununderstandable and say nothing. The deepest words of the wise man teach us the same as the whistle of the wind … More…

There is a famous saying: “If the mind is not contrived, it is spontaneously blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is by nature transparent and clear.” I often compare the mind in meditation to a jar of muddy water: … More…