Everything Zen

My husband sent me a link to the blog post How to Have it All and it is really a great read! Uniting the Law of Attraction and Zen is not the easiest thing in the world to do.
We went away this weekend for our daughter’s birthday and breakfast before we were leaving she [...]

This is what the Dalai Lama had to say about us entering the new millennium. Quite profound really …
Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama:
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, [...]

Temper
A Zen student came to Bankei and complained: “Master, I have an ungovernable temper. How can I cure it?”
“You have something very strange,” replied Bankei. “Let me see what you have.”
“Just now I cannot show it to you,” replied the other.
“When can you show it to me?” asked Bankei.
“It arises unexpectedly,” replied the student.
“Then,” concluded [...]

This one’s amusing on a couple of levels.

"It makes much more senseTo live in the present tense"-Present Tense, Pearl Jam
Enlightenment is found only in being fully aware of this present moment.

"Tell me who’s to blame for thinkin’ twiceNo no no no ’cause I don’t wanna burn in paradiseOoo Let go, let go, let go,let it go, let it go…"-What It Takes, Aerosmith

Now I haven’t spoken to the band about it yet but these lyrics really strike me as quite Zen like.
"Tell me who’s to blame [...]

"When I find myself in times of troubleMother Mary comes to meSpeaking words of wisdom, let it be."-Let It Be, The Beatles
The message is very powerful and to the point. Let it go, just let things be as they are. In doing so you will find unconditional peace.

I saw Forrest Gump years ago and, at that time, it never occurred to me that this movie points to the path to enlightenment. Watching it now it is clear to me that I need to make Forest Gump my mentor on how to just “be”.
To me, Forest Gump encapsulates the ultimate state of being. [...]