Ungrateful

I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.

Kahlil Gibran

Impossible

"Impossible is unacceptable."

Stevie Wonder

We will develop in infinite ways

Cynicism closes the possibilities and the channels of life. It shrivels the soul. Compassion manifests in infinite ways, and through manifesting it in ourselves, we will develop in infinite ways.

A Poem

Eh Ma Ho!

Blind we are not to see
Our practice belongs on the streets of ordinary life
Amidst the hue and cry of samsara.
With the Bodhi mind
Flexible but firm,
Wisdom beings swim in this ocean
Guiding all to liberation.

Bless You

Today I sat down next a minister in a restaurant. We entered into a discussion mostly about the book of Job and also the notion of impermanence. He got up to leave before me, as he was walking away he turned and said, “Bless you.” It struck me that we all have the power to use these words and should use them more.

Bless you all.

Soft Wind in the Trees

Breathing in,
Imagine sitting outdoors,
Listening to a soft wind in the trees.
Breathing out,
Let the wind take your cares away.

Excerpt From 'Ten Seconds to Peace'

Suspend your Feelings

Breathing in,
Feel your breath.
Breathing out,
Suspend your feelings.

Excerpt from 'Ten Seconds to Peace'