Art of Living

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he is always doing both."     Zen Buddhist text

Attitude

"We do not see things as they are.   We see things as we are."  Talmud

Stress and Attitude

"It is not so much the stressors in our lives but how we see them ans what we do with them that determines how much we are at their mercy.  If we can change the way we see, we can change the way we respond."  Jon Kabat-Zinn

Ecstatic Living

"I want it all.   I want the small daily joys.   I want to celebrate the birthdays, the graduations, and the days lived well, AND I want to experience the ecstasy, the vision of wholeness that dissolves my boundaries and lets me taste the God that lives within and around me.  I am a blessed woman, for I have lived both.   And I have learned that the ecstasy of mango juice on my tongue and union with Spirit are not as different as I once thought."  Oriah

Vision

"Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world."  Arthur Schopenhauer

Belief

"The man of intelligence does not believe in anything and does not disbelieve anything.   The man of intelligence is open to recognizing, whatsoever is the case.   If God is there he will recognize- but not according to his belief.  He has no belief.   He looks into life and whatsoever is there he is ready to see it.   He has no barriers to his vision; his vision is transparent."   Osho