“le vent soulève le fleuve et le lac, la pluie assombrit le village
les montagnes alentour rugissent comme les vagues déferlantes de la mer
un feu doux de fagots du torrent, une chaude couverture barbare en laine,
le chat et moi ne franchissons pas la porte”
Source: Le chat et moi - haikus
“I closed my eyes for a moment and focused on the sun’s warmth. It was a good day. There were many things to think about, but in this moment, I wanted to embrace my surroundings and enjoy them. Sometimes the little things were the best parts of life, and they were always there in front of us, waiting to be noticed.”
Source: A Most Important Year
“The longer he remained on this earth, the more he was sure that mankind had no clue about God or heaven. Not when they used him as an excuse to kill, to punish, to discriminate.”
Source: From Sand and Ash
“Creamos programas en la misma medida que los programas nos crean a nosotros”
Source: La Historia de un Byte
“Si no están dispuestos a colocar una parte de su alma en la creación, si no están listos para cambiar, entonces lo mejor sería... no programar”
Source: La Historia de un Byte
“What has always struck me about every Zen master I've met and every Zen book I've read is the sense of humor. Mindfulness in practice is not endlessly silent as much as it is delightfully playful. Presence and connection come with a pinch of sassiness that allows us to return to our inner child in authenticity and lightness.”
Source: Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life
“Nothing exists by itself alone. We all belong to each other; we cannot cut reality into pieces.”
Source: At Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk's Life
“Life is an art, and like perfect art
it should be self-forgetting; there ought not to be any trace
of effort or painful feeling. Life, according to Zen, ought to
be lived as a bird flies through the air or as a fish swims in
the water.”
“There was something about nighttime that made time feel slow and our thoughts feel large. Daytime was a beauty to the eyes, and nighttime was a beauty to the soul. I decided that they were equally beautiful in different ways and couldn’t be compared.”
Source: A Most Important Year
“A prerequisite to progress on the path is to realize that you are ignorant.”
Source: Song of Mind: Wisdom from the Zen Classic Xin Ming