This is how we know we are in a loving relationship. We are blooming, and the one we love is blooming as well.

When we do not reject our suffering, or add anything to it, pain is simply pain. It is what we add to our pain that turns it into suffering.

What seems good turns bad, what seems bad turns good. It is an endless cycle.

God's guiding hand, the guiding Voice, resting lightly upon us is best felt and heard when we are silent and still.

Zen practice asks you not to worry about who you 'should' become. Find out who you are right now.

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

We are what we think about. When we stay fixed on one person, thought or situation, we get caught in the grip of self-centered thoughts. The more we give attention to that which is upsetting, the more strength it has to rule our lives.