Who Knows If It’s Good or Bad?

A Zen tale from Carol Adrienne’s The Purpose of Your Life in her chapter on Transforming Obstacles:

“A farmer who had just acquired a stallion came to the Zen Master in distress, saying, “Master, the horse is gone, the horse is gone!” for the stallion had run away.  The Zen Master replied, “Who knows if [...]

Adopt Words, Not Resolutions

I find the affect that the coming of January 1st has on me really very interesting.  Though I think of myself as regularly evaluating my life and adjusting as needed, I get sucked into reacting to the markers of each year.  Maybe it’s just a natural thing and the coming of the New Year helps [...]

Challenge Your Perceptions

Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes is an excellent video.  Using color, R. Beau Lotto demonstrates how what you perceive changes based upon how it is presented. It makes you stop and think about how your mind manipulates what it receives.  If it does this with color, what else might we be thinking that is not [...]