No Subject is Terrible

No subject is terrible if the story is true,
if the prose is clean and honest, and if it
affirms courage and grace under pressure.

Ernest Hemingway

Be the Buddha

Don't quote the Buddha,

be the Buddha.

Eckhart Tolle

Nothing But Atoms and Space

Nothing exists except atoms and space.
Everything else is opinion.

Democritus

Go Everywhere

Logic will get you from A to Z.
Imagination will get you everywhere.

Albert Einstein

Not Serious

Awakening is not a serious business.
If you make it serious, then you've
gone astray somewhere and the mind
is trying to do something.

Eckhart Tolle

Why Language Was Invented

Man invented language to satisfy
his deep need to complain.

Lily Tomlin

Love Letters

Before beginning to study the sacred texts
and constantly singing the sutras,
the student should learn to read
the love letters sent by the snow,
the wind, and the rain.

Ikkyu