“Zen is not philosophy, not psychology, not doctrine. It is beyond philosophies, concepts, forms. The essence of Zen is not…
“I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man; wine is not so noble a liquor; and…
“The transmission of the Way is not to be found in following after others. If you want to know the…
“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.”–H.D. Thoreau Paul Bunyan: According to the ubiquitous Wikipedia…
“The writer stares with glassy eyes Defies the empty page His beard is white, his face is lined And streaked…
“Any philosophic explanation of Quality is going to be both false and true precisely because it is a philosophic explanation.…
“I think, therefore I am.”–R. Descartes “They think, therefore they are.”–M. Fairchild? “Thinking is observed, therefore existence is inferred.”–M. Fairchild?…
“I’m sending out a message to myselfSo that when I hear it on the radioI will know that I am…
“There is unrest in the forestThere is trouble with the treesFor the maples want more sunlightAnd the oaks ignore their…
“To my mind, the idea that doing dishes is unpleasant can occur only when you aren’t doing them. Once you…