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decide that

Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is.
Once you start comparing, there’s no end to it.

Sodo Yokoyama
walker zen tradition 7 July 20179 July 2017

at the still point

At the still point in the center of the circle
one can see the infinite in all things.

Chuang-tzu
walker tao tradition 7 July 20177 July 2017

your in-breath becomes

Your in-breath becomes the only object of your mind …
You release everything else.
You release the past, you release the future, your projects, your fear, your anger,
because your mind can have only one object at time.

Thich Nhat Hanh

walker zen tradition 7 July 20179 July 2017

you’re bound to it

You’re bound to it, you think you can’t live without it;
but in fact it is a [spiritual] obstacle.

Thich Nhat Hanh
walker zen tradition 7 July 20179 July 2017

the art of suffering

the art of suffering
is linked to the art of happiness.

Thich Nhat Hanh
walker zen tradition 6 July 20179 July 2017

act non-action

Act non-action;
undertake no undertaking;
taste the tasteless.

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
walker zen tradition 5 July 20179 July 2017

to all appearances

To all appearances he is a fool. His steps leave no trace.

Chuang-tzu, The Perfect Man
walker eastern 4 July 20177 July 2017

the most precious

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.

Thich Nhat Hanh
walker zen tradition 3 July 20179 July 2017

the ground of anything

The ground of anything becoming troublesome is taking things to be real, when we don’t examine the interdependent origination of all things.


Dzigar Kongtrul
walker eastern, tibetan tradition 21 September 20157 July 2017

seek freedom

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires; seek discipline and find your liberty.

Frank Herbert, Dune
walker literature, western 20 September 20151 July 2017

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