Daily Buddhist Wisdom ~ Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"

Daily Buddhist Wisdom
	You cannot find Buddha nature by vivisection. Reality cannot be caught by thinking or feeling mind. Moment after moment to watch your breathing, to watch your posture, is true nature. There is no secret beyond this point. - Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"

Tricycle Daily Dharma July 31, 2012 ~ A Little "Aha!"

Tricycle Daily Dharma July 31, 2012

A Little "Aha!"

Our whole spiritual transformation brings us to the point where we realize that in our own being, we are enough.
 
- Ram Dass, "Little 'Aha!'s"

Daily Buddhist Wisdom ~ 7/30/2012

Daily Buddhist Wisdom
	The creatures that inhabit this earth--be they human beings or animals--are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world. - His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tricycle Daily Dharma July 30, 2012 ~ The Time is Now

Tricycle Daily Dharma July 30, 2012

The Time is Now

Awareness practice is like any other skill-building activity. It is not meant to be casual, or occasional, or reserved for only when convenient.
 
- Les Kaye, "The Time is Now"

Tricycle Daily Dharma July 29, 2012 ~ The Power of Presence

Tricycle Daily Dharma July 29, 2012

The Power of Presence

Presence has no measurable product except positive feelings, feelings of support, intimacy, and happiness. When we stop being busy and productive and switch to just being still and aware, we ourselves will also feel support, intimacy, and happiness, even if no one else is around.
 
- Jan Chozen Bays, "The Gift of Waiting"

Daily Buddhist Wisdom ~ 7/28/2012

	Daily Buddhist Wisdom
	There is no fire like greed and no crime like hatred. There is no sorrow like being bound to this world; there is no happiness like freedom. - Dhammapada

Tricycle Daily Dharma July 28, 2012 ~ The Freedom of Generosity

Tricycle Daily Dharma July 28, 2012

The Freedom of Generosity

 "To act generously is to awaken a certain kind of freedom: freedom from the stranglehold of self-concern, and, consequently, freedom to choose a level of responsibility beyond the minimal charge most of us have for ourselves. To give unselfishly is at least momentarily to be free of ourselves, free of greed and attachments, resentments and hatreds, habitual and isolating acts of self-protection."
 
~Dale S. Wright, "The Bodhisattva's Gift"