All conflict we experience in the world, is a conflict within our own selves.

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

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

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

The facts of our lives, when we are able to know them, will free us from the torment we are in. When we can bear reality thoroughly, suffering is over. Pain may exist, but it is only pain. Suffering is what we add to pain.

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

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