Zengriff-v2 - Zengriff

No thought has any power. You have power. And when you identify and believe in the thought you give power to the thought.

Mooji

“The aesthetic principles of Zen include wabi-sabi (侘寂), the aesthetic of “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" beauty, yugen (幽玄): profound grace and deep awareness of the Universe; datsuzoku (脱俗): free and unbounded by convention and seijaku (静寂): tranquility, stillness…”

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Ecological Consciousness

art by Tsuchiya-Koitsu

A philosopher and a scientist come to the same, beautiful conclusion.

- mindfulness in plain english by Ven. Henepola Gunaratana

“Let life live you for a while instead of trying to make yourself live life.” - Alan Watts

Tofuku-ji Hojo ‘東福寺方丈’ (the Garden of Eight Views) Kyoto, Japan built by Mirei Shigemori (1939)

The best indicator of your level of consciousness is how you deal with life’s challenges when they come. Through those challenges, an already unconscious person tends to become more deeply unconscious, and a conscious person more intensely conscious. You can use a challenge to awaken you, or you can allow it to pull you into even deeper sleep.

Eckhart Tolle

“Educate yourself. When a question about a certain topic pops up, google it. Watch movies and documentaries. When something sparks your interest, read about it. Read read read. Study, learn, stimulate your brain. Don’t just rely on the school system, educate that beautiful mind of yours.”

— Unknown

Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is needed. Being still, looking, and listening activates the non-conceptual intelligence within you. Let stillness direct your words and actions.” Eckhart Tolle