Empowering people to reach their full potential
Whatever it is you’re doing right now, I want you to stop. Just for a second. Close your eyes, take in a deep breath, and say to yourself “This is it.” Yes, that’s right. This is it. Whatever is happening to you right now. Whatever chaos is going on around you. That’s it. Now open … Read more »
Keiji, a long-time Zen student, approached his master and said: “I don’t see how there can be any enlightenment that sets you free once and for all. I think we just get ever greater glimpses of Buddha-nature, the vastness that is our true Reality. It’s an ever-expanding process.” The master, looking penetratingly at Keiji, replied. … Read more »
An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam after a semester dealing with a broad array of topics. The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: “Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that … Read more »
During the civil wars in feudal Japan, an invading army would quickly sweep into a town and take control. In one particular village, everyone fled just before the army arrived – everyone except the Zen master. Curious about this old fellow, the general went to the temple to see for himself what kind of man … Read more »