"Seclude the mind ...."

"Seclude the mind, not the movements,

remain living in the world of man.

Lack a tree? Plant a sapling.

Without a mountain? Look at a picture.

Living amidst clamor I am not flustered;

true meaning is found in this."

"Clouds appear...."

 

"Clouds appear free of care

and carefree drift away.

But the carefree mind is not to be "found" -

to find it, first stop looking around."

"Ten thousand flowers ...."

 

"Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,

a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.

If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things,

this is the best season of your life."

Beauty of mindfulness

 

"When you recognise the nature of mind, fabrication and effort are naturally freed."

Never feel self-pity ....

 

Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is.

Never ascribe to an opponent ....

 

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never dull your shine ....

 

Never dull your shine for somebody else.

Never confuse movement ....

 

Never confuse movement with action.

Never dare to judge ....

 

Never dare to to judge till you have heard the other side.

"... people will forget ...."

 

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." 

"... I still have ...."

 

"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn." 

"... every day you should reach out ...."

"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. 

People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."

 

"... even when I have pains ...."

"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one." 

 

"... whenever I decide something ...."

 

"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision." 

"... you shouldn't go through life ...."

 

"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."

"... life sometimes gives you ...."

 

"I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."

"... making a 'living' ...."

 

"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'." 

"... regardless of your relationship ...."

"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life." 

 

"... you can tell a lot ...."

 

"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." 

"... no matter what happens ...."

 

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."

Year of the Horse

 

Year of the Fire Horse

Vitality, Power, Grace

- potent combination - 

Humility, like fire

gives and takes too.

"Come my friends"

Come my friends

‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world ...

Though much is taken, much abides;

... that which we are we are, –

One equal temper of heroic hearts,

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Lord Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses