Simple Mind Zen

For some, poetry aims highly at several things. As an art form it uses language in new and creative ways to express ideas and emotions; it...

"An appropriate and compassionate response does not come from the fight for justice..."  --Charlotte Joko Beck Joko Beck in her...

"He who does not expect, has all things" Charlotte Joko Beck writes, "Our human trouble arises from desire. Not all desire...

Joy is prayer--joy is strength--joy is love. --Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta Bliss of Identity All nature is taught in radiant ways...

"There is a bond of unity between our two eyes which makes them act in unison."  Sadhana; the Realization of Life by Rabindranath...

" We find the courage to go on, even if it's only for one more breath."  --At Home in the Muddy Water --by Ezra Bayada Whe...

"Simple persons live within the happiness of their inner world."--   Transformation  by R. Johnson In most every spiritual trad...

"Words become more personal the more emotional they are."  The Path to Love by Deepak Chopra In loving practice, the " mos...

"I am the vine; you are the branches."   --John15:5 There are many aspects of the Holy Spirit, as it is known in the Christian...

"There is no peace without justice" --Pope John Paul II Joko Beck in her book, Nothing Special, Living Zen, observes "W...

"A thing is only completely our own when it is a thing of joy." Sadhana by R. Tagore Investigating further into the work of Rab...

"The human mind is the meeting point of mind and mystery, of reason and trascendence." --Between God and Man by A.J Heschel and F....