It’s such a shame our friendship had to end.

-Prince, Purple Rain

My response when the Apple Watch tells me to keep it going after I just finished working out.

I get the impression Hegseth watches "Starship Troopers" a lot and thinks it's a documentary.

Be proactive.

A buddha isn’t a buddha. Don’t think about buddhas. If you don’t see what I’m talking about, you’ll never know your own mind.

-Bodhidharma #zen

Story of my life… 😔

Doing something is expressing our own nature. We do not exist for the sake of something else. We exist for the sake of ourselves.

-Shunryu Suzuki #zen

The genuineness of a religion does not depend on how many believers it has. Large numbers are not significant; more people are deluded than aren’t. And viruses must outnumber human beings

-Kodo Sawaki #zen

Everybody needs to relax.

Meditation. A crush renewed my dedication to Zen Buddhism. Those feelings can really help you to refocus on what’s important. Be well.

…Constant attention to our inner and outer reality is crucial, as we shape the world we live in whether we realize it or not.

The circumstances of our lives are a result of both direct and indirect actions (karma). Repairing our lives requires honesty, humility and insight in order to exist functionally for the good of ourselves and other sentient beings…

Good politics won’t save us.

Patience.

Live deliberately.

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

Anything less than a contemplative perspective on life is an almost certain program for unhappiness.

-Father Thomas Keating

Hey. While I'm giving y'all the whole "Black people experience this every day, it's not new for us," let me give you one more important Black nugget of info:

"You don't have to watch the video."

Seriously. You don't.

Your life won't be improved by seeing it. Especially if you already oppose ICE.

Protect your mind.

It’s not about you.

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.

“This close, ever-watchful attention brought him to a great realization: one day, when he was wading across the stream, he looked in the water and saw his reflection, and he experienced something quite wonderful.”

The ego is the natural enemy of all great human activity. When it is out of the way, we are in a heavenly condition.

-Maurine Stuart #zen

To be plain, to be simple, not to make a fuss about anything, this is our #Zen life.

-Maurine Stuart, Subtle Sound

The highest form of vow is an ultimate vow that is made continuously, and that is to attain buddhahood for the sake of others.

-Venerable Master Sheng Yen #buddhism

#Zazen is not about trying to stop our thoughts, but about being clearly awake to them.

-Maurine Stuart #zen

It’s important for us to stay in touch with what makes us human.

We free ourselves from the need to judge and blame others by remembering the interdependence of all phenomena.

It is the illusion of having some separate self that keeps us from finding inner peace.

-Maurine Stuart #zen

Now that’s good…