Self

“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.”

Fear

I fear not what man can do; for perfect love casteth out all fear. And I am filled with charity, which is everlasting love;

Change

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”

Spirituality

"Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.”

If

If for five minutes,
I could know your mind,
Could hear the whispering
Between mind and soul
Hear what you know,
Listen to the thoughts you hide.
I dare not judge,
I can not know.

Even in these quiet whispers,
How much good there is in you.
For I know not, and you the same,
Your acts, the words spoken aloud.

Each I can discern,
Whether they be good and true.
But from where each springs
I cannot say, good or ill
Without your mind and soul
In my heart to fill,
In my soul to live.



If I could for five minutes,
Hear all you think and feel;
Then,
I would cherish
Each shining pearl.