I'm going into the army,not kidding.... wish I was....but I'm going, and I will miss all of you, Even Zen who annoys the fuck out of me.... so guess what.. I will no longer have Earbashing (: nagging, non-stop chatter ) From Christopher Pryce.... or Zeenith wood. smirk: or as sometimes I call him... 'Din. short for adrian But I will miss you all.......keep it safe and together without...

...Nadi and Beaumont fencing books, Dempsey’s Championship Fighting ,   E.J Harrison’s Manual of Karate and The Fighting Spirit of Japan , Nishiyama’s The Art of Empty Hand Fighting, Jay Gluck’s Zen Combat, R.W. Smith’s Secrets of Shaolin Temple Boxing and A Complete Guide to Judo,    Gilbey’s (actually R.W. Smith) Secret Fighting Arts of the World,   Oyama’s This is Karate, D.T. Suzuki’s...

Life at work is kinda getting boring, laying out the same puking-state of creativity ads, so to say. I have this itching feeling to drastically do something real crazy but can't find the balls to do so. Reality check: Next time you want to do something frantic and crazy, keep smelling the cologne next to your mac. This way it keeps you calm and subtle, in the zen.

... and a lot others just made up. In any case, they are very interesting. They bring forth the down-to-earth wisdom and the curt wit of Bodhidharma. I could not mention these in my post Origins of Zen as they would not fit in there. Legends amplify facts and render them in a way they become more significant and larger in scope. That holds good for some of the stories associated with Bodhidharma...

Origins of Zen   1.1. Mahakasyapa was an enlightened disciple of the Buddha. One day, while Mahakasyapa was sitting with the Master, in silence, the Master picked up a lotus flower and held it in front of him. Mahakasyapa, at once smiled knowingly; he understood the master’s teaching. That teaching was an instant communication, a direct meeting of the hearts without use of words. It was...

I've had another day of trying really hard to stop trying. I suspect given much more of this I will get there by sheer exhaustion. Some things to work on for me, in addition to not working, are: Getting...bit, and I negate that bit. But in listening to the admiration from a fellow student, I realized that this wasn't true. That I did repeatedly and courageously make the choice to stick my neck out

"Owl spoke up then and asked, "What is the essential point of the Eightfold Path?" Brown Bear said, "It goes around and around." Owl drew back his head and exclaimed, "Really? I thought there should...where does Right Realization come in?" Brown Bear said, "Right Views! Right Views!" Owl said, "What are Right Views?" Brown Bear Said, "We're all in it together, and we don't have much time.

Yes & No   Yes and No are the Same   Both Illusions of the Tongue   Only Silence speaks Truth   Its words unimagined.                                    --Zen Master Te Do (750 CE)

have no fear... the lonely tree whispers to the wind...

BOOK REVIEW by Vikram Waman Karve   [A book that enriched my life and taught me the art of living]     Title: THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING ...   http://www.ryze.com/go/karve