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Even as a great rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise man is not shaken by praise or blame. -Buddha From “Sayings of the Buddha: Reflections for Every Day”, by William Wray, 2004. Reprinted by arrangement with Arcturus Publishing, London. Book available in the U.S. through Barnes & Noble, www.bn.com

Don’t strain. Don’t force anything or make grand, exaggerated efforts. Meditation is not aggressive. There is no place or need for violent striving. Just let your effort be relaxed and steady. -Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, “Mindfulness in Plain English” Copyright Wisdom Publications 2001. Reprinted from “Daily Wisdom: 365 Buddhist Inspirations,” edited by Josh Bartok, with permission…

If you are confused, there are a thousand differentiations, ten thousand distinctions. If you are enlightened, everything is the same one family. -Wu-chien From “Teachings of Zen”, edited by Thomas Cleary, © 1998. By arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc., Boston, www.shambhala.com.

All…phenomena are intrinsically void and yet this Mind with which they are identical is no mere nothingness. -Huang Po, “Zen Teaching of Huang Po” From “365 Buddha: Daily Meditations,” edited by Jeff Schmidt. Reprinted by arrangement with Tarcher/Putnam, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc.
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