To practice Zen means to realize one's existence in the beauty and clarity of this present moment, rather than letting life unravel in useless daydreaming of the past and future.

Feelings and thoughts do not define who we are; they are just part of the weather of our inner world.

difficulties only become problems when we separate ourselves from them instead of dealing with them directly and wholeheartedly.

Taigen Dan Leighton has lovingly illumined still another dimension of the human condition.

Our task is to accept each moment and move on from there, continuing to do our level best.

I am firmly convinced that we must never judge political movements by their aims, no matter how loudly proclaimed or how sincerely upheld, but only by the means they use to realize these aims.

In the words of Agatha Swanburne, founder of Swanburne Academy, "Every book is judged by its cover until it is read.

Life has no destination, it is a journey to see the beauty.

My dad designed houses and was an architect for many years.

Learning gives creativity Creativity leads to thinking Thinking provides knowledge Knowledge makes you great.

Each day I'm thankful for nights that turned into mornings, friends that turned into family, dreams that turned into reality, and like that turned into love.

I always do something that I’ve never done before...

The poem is in my hands, and can run stories through her hands.

The peasants of the Asturias believe that in every litter of wolves there is one pup that is killed by the mother for fear that on growing up it would devour the other little ones.

A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it.