A Waste Of Time
I fell asleep at my computer last night. I am working on a project that has pretty much occupied all of my time over the course of the last three shifts.
Zen Zone #41
The Emperor went to the Zen Master and asked, “What does an enlightened master experience when he is dead?” The master shrugged and said, “I do not know.” The Emperor replied, “You are a master and you do not know?” The master said, “I am a master, but I am not dead.” I don't know anything, I just teach what I have learned. I realize I don't know everything and I strive to know more daily
Okay, It’s 2012: Now What?
An article on the Buddhist Channel website quoted His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, as he ” called on people to be responsible human beings, to think more of the entire world they live in, rather than caring about their own narrow interests alone, as a way out of the global crisis.” The Dalai Lama went on to say that a varice and short-sightedness were to blame, adding that people were guided by emotion and did not think of the long-term consequences. Later int he article, the Dalai Lama was quoted as having said: “To establish harmony in these relations, we need to learn other religions. If you focus on traditions of different religions, you'll see that there are many similarities.
2012: “What If?”
What if in 2012 we said “What if?” a lot more? I am working on a book right now and I have been fleshing out some of my ideas, but what kept coming up was that nagging “What if?” question
Wishing You All The Happiest of Holidays!
From the crew of Firehouse Zen (me), and our family (that would be my family), we hope you have an outstanding Christmas and a successful New Year!
Zen Zone #36
“To study the Way is to study self. To study self is to forget self.
And Now, The Rest Chime In…
Well, it was inevitable. Now we have the 53 Percenters , a conservative group who I heard featured on CNN this morning as the answer to the “We Are The 99 Percent” protest offered up during the Occupy Wall Street movement. Philosophically, I guess I should be right in line with these folks.
Occupy Your Life
With the movement around our nation and the world right now to occupy one space or another, again I am reminded that our similarities outweigh our differences.
Poor Leaders Are Like Noxious Gas?
The lack of real leadership surfaces in a number of the world’s problems. I don’t necessarily feel like people can’t handle the job, I just think that in a lot of cases, people are designated as leaders who have no business in that position
Zen Zone #32
A tea master once accidentally slighted a warrior. The master apologized, but the warrior, with a legendary temper, demanded a duel.