In the Zen Way we focus upon each breath, each day, each moment and experience it totally. One complete breath brings the next.

Whatever we can't love or accept in another, is a mirror of something we can't love or accept in ourselves.

What we pay attention to expands. What we pay attention to we become.

Unless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.

Do not make this practice a source of pressure, compulsion, anxiety or pride. It is none of these. Zazen is simply a way to find your true home.

All experiences are welcomed and fully digested, not judged good or bad.

It is a mistake to expect all of our needs to be met by one person or in one relationship. Honor and be grateful for that which you receive. Don't become bitter and spend all your time focusing on that which the person is not able to provide.