I unpacked my
Little Calendar of Zen today to discover that nearly every quote I've missed in the last few weeks pertained to the process of moving one's residence. Clearly, moving to Durham is the essence of Zen.
If you're afraid of being grabbed by God, don't look at a wall. Definitely don't stand still.
-Jiyu Kennett
People in the West are always getting ready to leave.
-Chinese Proverb
The bluebird carries the sky on his back.
-Thoreau
Wherever we go, whatever we do, self is the sole subject we study and learn.
-Emerson
Wherever there is a feeling of the mysterious, we can say there is Zen.
-D. T. Suzuki
Paradise is where I am.
-Voltaire
That wasn't even all of them. That was just the highlights.
# posted by
Gerry Canavan @ 1:13 PM
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