Sometimes we persist in a course of action although it ought to be perfectly clear that it will lead to a disaster…
Trevor Leggett
Words of love, Iida Toin
We have to realize that life cannot be always easy and pleasant. Suppose there is a…
Have your Dealings with Heaven, by Trevor Leggett
Don’t have your dealings with the clouds. Have your dealings with the sky. The clouds are the sky frowning, so to speak…
CLACK! by Trevor Leggett
The Abbot set Kyogen the Koan riddle: “What is your true face before your father and mother were born?” Baffled and furious Kyogen left the monastery but the riddle haunted him…
There is a treasure in our own house, by Trevor Leggett
This comes again and again. There is something hidden even in the terrible experiences we have, which ― if we have spiritual sight and discrimination ― we can find. There is a treasure in our own house which we often don’t see. We can say, ‘Well, how can there be?’…
Transcending Techniques, by Diana St Ruth
Descriptions are merely devices or skilful means for awakening, but they are not the reality itself; they are just hints: Let’s look at it this way…
Cutting off the bull’s horns, by Trevor Leggett.
We go round looking for opportunities, trying to create opportunities, so we can bring out the big gun. But actually people somehow get an instinct for not getting in front of a big gun, even though it may be hidden in the bushes…
The Willow by Trevor Leggett
Thought I would like to share this verse and Zen Calligraphy with you from a new printing of The old Zen Master by Trevor Leggett. Very apt in the current financial crisis…
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