A time of uncertainty, of not knowing exactly where we're headed, or what kind of choice to make is a Zen moment.

From the Zen view all beings are in the grip of the three poisons, greed, anger and delusion (ignorance).

Relying on another is an expression of attachment, not love, a manifestation of insecurity and suffering, not understanding the true nature of our lives.

Another simple and powerful way to dissolve problems is not to dwell upon the outcome of your actions. Instead, learn to value each action (no matter how small or large), to do it with complete attention. Your joy and satisfaction comes from doing each action with a whole heart and mind. Results and consequences then take care of themselves. When you are not absorbed by concern for outcomes, how much anxiety can you ever have?

We turn pain into suffering by adding on all kinds of beliefs, interpretations and judgments to it.

If one's sense of self is obtained through the eyes of another it is always subject to being lost.

All the insight we will ever need to live well will come from fully being who and where we are.