Today's satori:Such a change of mind wouldNot exist withoutMy lifelong habit of havingMy mind immersed in blossoms.

The fear of death is the fear of the end of an illusion; so long as the illusion persists so long will the fear remain.

This constant mental diatribe and the frustrations, worries, insecurities and muscular tension that ensues are the self.

Limitations gone:Since my mind fixed on the moon,Clarity and serenityMake something for whichThere's no end in sight.

If he makes himself as good as he tells others to be, then he in truth can teach others. Difficult indeed is self-control.

Your emotional understanding about the preciousness of your human birth comes through conscious, repetitive mind training.

Many Buddhist temple priests regard their parishioners as possessions and fear their departure as a diminishing of assets.

Thinking we are only supposed to have loving & compassionate feelings can be a terrible obstacle to spiritual practice.

...for you know that soft is stronger than hard, water stronger than rock, love stronger than force." Vesadeva to Siddartha

Mindfulness is the agent of our freedom. Through mindfulness we arrive at faith we grow in wisdom & we attain equanimity.

Through recognizing and realizing the empty essence, instead of being selfish and self-centered, one feels very open and free

Suffering has many faces. If we discover the roots of one suffering, we are at the same time discovering the roots of others.

Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.

The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.

To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love.