There is no end,

only 

a change of worlds.

Stand still. 

The trees and the bushes and the animals beside you 
are not lost. 
Wherever you are 
is called Here. 

You must treat it as a powerful Friend. 

Ask permission to know it 
and be known. 

The forest breathes....

Listen.

"Human beings today 

all have within them the seed of their own perfection.  

The perfection is not something added, it is something released.  

It is not bestowed, it is revealed 

through the internal structure of human consciousness."

Manly Hall

Awakening the heart with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (08/2011) Dharma Tal...

Awakening the heart with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (08/2011) Dharma Tal...

Only the weak are cruel

Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behavior. Nor is it a superficial turning of the other cheek that leaves us feeling victimized and martyred. Rather it is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past.

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., Fire in the Soul