“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh “People have a hard time letting go […]
Tag: enlightenment
POSTER | The A to Zen of life
Contact us here if you want to purchase a large resolution format of this poster. Avoid negative sources, people, places and habits Believe in yourself Consider things from every angle Don’t give up and don’t give in Everything you’re looking for lies behind the mask you wear Family & friends are hidden treasures, seek them […]
QUOTE | Understanding fear
What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it. ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
NOTES | Intelligence vs Intellect
Buddha is very much in favor of intelligence, but remember that he does not mean intellect by it. Intellect is a heavy thing, intelligence is more total. Intellect is borrowed, intelligence is your own. Intellect is logical, rational; intelligence is more than logical. It is super-logical, it is intuitive. The intellectual person lives only through […]
ART & ARTICLE | These really cool designs are totally mind-bending.
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ameron Gray was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1984 and currently resides in Tasmania. Known primarily as an emerging graphic artist & photographer, Cameron has qualifications in Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Photography and Contemporary Arts, as well as a keen interest in new media, sculpture, jewelry making, painting, experimental video and sound design. His influences […]
SHORT STORY & VISUAL | 10 BULLS by Kakuan. Where are you at?
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ead one of the most beautiful and most significant Zen story. Transcribed by Nyogen Sensaki and Paul Reps – Illustrated by Tomikichiro Tokuriki The bull is the eternal principle of life, truth in action. The ten bulls represent sequent steps in the realization of one’s true nature. This sequence is as potent today as it was […]
SHORT STORY | The Seeker of Truth. Can truth really be found?
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter years of searching, the seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well. ‘Ask the well what is truth’, he was advised, ‘and the well will reveal it to you’. Having found the well, the seeker asked that most fundamental question. And from the depths came the answer, […]