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Those who attain the Tao

Those who attain the Tao Are masters of themselves. The universe is Dissolved for them. Throw them in the company Of the noisy and the dirty, And they will be like a lotus flower: Growing from muddy water, Touched by it, yet unstained. -Lao Tzu

Sipping tea before blossoms

Each time the blossoms open I recall the friend who gave me the saplings, and the times we used to stop to drink beneath his trees. But those springs of twenty years ago are like a dream, and wine cups of those days are like tea bowls now. Kisei Reigen

Working and playing

The zen master in the art of living makes little distinction between their work and their play, their labor and their leisure, their minds and their bodies, their education and their recreation, their love and their religion. They hardly know which is which. They simply pursue their vision of excellence

Think like a farmer

Don't shout at the crops Don't blame the crop for not growing fast enough Don't uproot crops before they've had a chance to grow Choose the best plants for the soil Irrigate and fertilize Remove weeks Remember, you will have good seasons and bad seasons. You cannot control the weather.