We only know a person’s intentions through awareness. The mind is easily influenced by the suggestions and emotions of others. We are either manipulated into serving others, or willingly surrendering to assist them. One is...

Intuition is the language of silence, the Existential language. The word “in-tuition” means to listen within yourself. Intuition is the silent voice within, which is already in contact with the Existence. Intuition is the voice...

This is the law of nature that every person who is born has to go through certain kind of painful experiences. Thepainful issues keep coming throughout life.As you progress on the spiritual path their impact...

Prayer for today:Dear Lord, the eternal ecstatic joy within me is often turned into bondage by my labeling mind. Please, give me some meditative wisdom.

While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves.

Seeking higher ground is not a destination, but an elevation. Wings up, eyes shut open.

Have little,Need less:This is the wayTo inner peace.Surrender is a journeyFrom the outer turmoilTo the inner peace.PeaceIs in inner awakening,And this inner awakeningWe must shareWith the rest of the world.

Spiritual growth is the only real growth

To live in a peaceful home is to experience paradise on earth

Live simply. Deepest joy is like a flower….beautiful in essence.

We must approach our meditation realizing that ‘grace,’ ‘mercy,’ and ‘faith’ are not permanent inalienable possessions which we gain by our efforts and retain as though by right, provided that we behave ourselves. They are...

Your reality is a reflection of yourself

Choiceless awareness – at every moment and in all the circumstances of life – is the only effective meditation.

The true miracle lies in our eagerness to allow, appreciate, and honor the uniqueness, and freedom of each sentient being to sing the song of their heart.

Meditate, Visualize and Create your own reality and the universe will simply reflect back to you.

If you spend your time talking to God about everything, you’ll be less likely to vent your feelings to everyone.

Right where you are, the potential of the universe is.

Just as writing can become calligraphy when it’s creatively, skillfully, and consciously performed, so can all other activities become art. In this case, we are reflecting upon life itself as an artistic statement—the art of...

When you are truly awakened, you have completely stopped trying to become awakened. You simply are. You know that you did not locate awakening; awakening located you.

I’m completely out of control, and I can hear the beginnings of the chant, get/out/, but now that I’m not being touched maybe I can master it and I shut the world out: separating an...

Love is the highest form of meditation.

Meditation need not mean sitting in a special posture. Nonetheless, we can use certain physical and mental exercises to calm the noises of the mind and body, and sensitize us to the sound of the...

In effect, you’re saying that if you knew how you oughtt to live, then the flaw is man could be controlled. If you knew how you ought to live, you wouldn’t be forever screwing up...

We all want results and we want them fast. But, when practicing meditation, impatience is a hindrance.

Sound soul; commence and end your day with meditation.

With every breath, the old moment is lost; a new moment arrives. We exhale and we let go of the old moment. It is lost to us. In doing so, we let go of the...

With meditation I found a ledge above the waterfall of my thoughts.

when we look up, it widens our horizons. we see what a little speck we are in the universe, so insignificant, and we all take ourselves so seriously, but in the sky, there are no...

If you retain the joyous aftereffects of meditation throughout the day, or part of the day, you will see that this joy will correctly guide you in everything. Saints are guided by this joy, in...

Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.

Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition.

Purification in Shinto lifts the burden from the shoulders of the individual and washes it away.

Enlightenment is not an experience at all, because the experiencer is lost. The “I”, the ego is lost.Enlightenment is more like an experiencing. It is a process. It begins, but it never ends. You enter...

When both the inner man and woman takes responsibility for themselves and lives their own truth, a joy and love begins to flow naturally between them. Through understanding both the inner man and woman, we...

God is not a person, God is the underlying consciousness in Existence.

Mindfulness meditation doesn’t change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart’s capacity to accept life as it is. It teaches the heart to be more accommodating, not by beating...

I loved Enso Roshi’s teachings. I loved learning about life. I loved life. It was a good thing to feel. I loved life, and I loved learning, and I was still learning. I was not,...

If we emphasized only precision, our meditation might become quite harsh and militant. (…). One thing that is very helpful is to cultivate an overall sense of relaxation while you are doing the meditation.

Those who wish to sit, shut their eyes,and meditate to know if the world’s true or lies,may do so. It’s their choice. But I meanwhilewith hungry eyes that can’t be satisfiedshall take a look at...

Make your life a prayer. Live your mediation.

Do not desire a long life or an early death

Praise the one who speaks ill of you. Before long he will become a friend

The natural consequence of being connected to the depth, what I call the soul, or your essence, is the attribute of joy.

Zen movement is a meditative practice.

Mindfulness is that space where you are in touch with life-experience and you are brightly aware.

Kindness and awareness work together. Through awareness we understand the underlying beauty of everything and every being.

You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.

When the mind, for want of being sufficiently reduced by recollection at our first engaging in devotion, has contracted certain bad habits of wandering and dissipation, they are difficult to overcome, and commonly draw us,...

You are full of your own opinions, artificial concepts and negative speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?” Like the learned professor who wanted to understand spirituality, you too...

Each action we take is an act of self-expression. We often think of large-scale or important deeds as being indications of our real selves, but even how we sharpen a pencil can reveal something about...