“All compounded things are like a dream, a phantom, a bubble, or a refection.
They are like dew or lightning. Thus should you view them”
The Diamond Sutra – The Compass of Zen – Zen Master Seung Sahn
“Just where you are – that’s the place to start.”
Pema Chödrön
“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.”
Pema Chödrön
The view of the self sends forth all these delusions. But when that illusion is punctured with wisdom there is fearlessness; we see this is a journey, a transition to the sensory realm and we are willing to learn the lessons they teach us no matter what those lessons might be.
Ajahn Sumedho, “The Way It Is”