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“A pine tree’s branches are pliable, so they will flex downward rather than snap under the weight of accumulating snow. This is Strength through Flexibility.”

Book:The Arrows of Zen

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“[T]he important point is that a world of inter-dependent relationships, where things are intelligible only in terms of of each other, is a seamless unity. In such a world it is impossible to consider man apart from nature, as an exiled spirit which controls this world by having its roots in another. Man is himself a loop in the endless knot, and as he pulls in one direction he finds that he is pulled from another and cannot find the origin of the impulse.”

Mindfulness Zen

Book:Nature, Man and Woman

Source: Nature, Man and Woman

“The measuring of worth and success in the terms of time, and the insistent demand for assurances of a promising future, make it impossible to live freely both in the present and in the "promising" future when it arrives. For there is never anything but the present, and if one cannot live there, one cannot live anywhere.”

Success Zen Present Moment

Author:Alan Watts

“Everydayness perfumes the depth of life, the huge ocean where all are interconnected, and makes your life mature. Then a new life arises from the depth and appears on the surface. So, by taking care of everydayness, you don’t make just the surface mature; you also make the depth of your life mature.”

Time Energy Mindfulness Zen Spiritual Growth Zen Buddhism Spiritual Transformation Sacrament Of The Present Moment

Book:Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time

Source: Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time

“Zen: The art of living contentedly in the present, this is the natural state of consciousness for cats and can be learned by contemplating your kitty.”

Mindfulness Cat Zen Feline

Book:Cat Talk A Lighthearted Look at Living with Cats

Source: Cat Talk A Lighthearted Look at Living with Cats

“There was nothing more to leave behind. In a way, I had walked the roji, the Zen term for "dewy path," which represents the transition from the outside burning world of dust and passions to the contemplative spiritual world of a Japanese teahouse.”

Spiritual Path Zen Roji

Book:Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Kyoto

Source: Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Kyoto

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