Thursday's Thoughts

Inspired by Serenity Sought's fan base. This tradition includes the author's meditative introspection on quotes by the men and women who have achieved Zen, or found the Tao. This section was requested by the readers, and so was made for the readers. As always your comments are welcome, encouraged, and appreciated.

June 28th, 2012 - "Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine" -Shunryu Suzuki

July 5th, 2012 - "Not till your thoughts cease all their branching here and there, not till you abandon all thoughts of seeking for something, not till your mind is motionless as wood or stone, will you be on the right road to the Gate." -Huang Po

July 19th, 2012 - "The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves." -Alan Watts

July 26th, 2012 - "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." -Buddha

August 2nd, 2012 - "Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them -- that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like." -Lao Tzu

August 9th, 2012 - “The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.”-Lao Tzu

December 6th, 2012 - “You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.”-Gautama Buddha