Two goals today: 1. No ranting while arranging medical appointments. 2. Make decision re upcoming Zen Sesshin (=overcome fear of not being able to sit for four days due to bad back.)
My inspiration today: From NOVICE TO MASTER: AN ONGOING LESSON ON THE EXTENT OF MY OWN STUPIDITY by Soko Morinaga (see and read at theartofzenliving.com).
"When you feel you have a capacity of say, 10.0, anything up to 9.9 feels possible: the feeling, 'I can't do it' arises just at the point at which you 're given a 10.1 assignment. The person who is quick to judge a task as impossible will never perform beyond a 10.0. That person will never improve. For this reason, you must never think, 'I can't do it.' '
"No matter what demands a teacher [life] makes of you, you must somehow fulfill them. You must make unyielding efforts to work it out, as you climb- 10.1, 10.2, 10.3- you gradually develop. for the first time, you have power you never thought yourself capable of having."
Lighten Up
from Gaia.com
The View from Arizona
Life renewing itself.
Vince Pitelka Workshop
What I am seeing and learning to do this week. Click on image to learn more about Vince Pitelka and his work.
Everything You Need to Know About Religion
Photo by Amelie Sourget (credit is linked to photo)
Zen Machine
Myra the Maytag resides at Loonsong Cabin in Traverse City, MI. Read about her on 8/24 post.
Art in Progress
Glaze feats- Getting ready for my Aug. 16-17 show at the Everett Marina
To Do List
Thinking about my next Zen retreat. Image from growabrain.typepad.com
Seattle Zen Garden
Rocks on the space heater add a few more therms to the room.
Things Kittens Will Do
6/6/08 Lula the warrior kitten drinks with a straw.
Is It Really Zen?
A Zen Lesson-Click Picture
You Can Learn a Lot from a Cat
See post dated May 9 to learn what Tuxedo taught me.
Monkey Mind
From growabrain.typepad.com
1 comment:
Novice to Master has been a really fascinating read for me. I find I can only get through a few chapters before I have too much to process and have to wait and come back to it in a day or two. I'll write a full review when I'm done with it, but for now I'll just say "highly recommended" :)
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