difficulties only become problems when we separate ourselves from them instead of dealing with them directly and wholeheartedly.

- John Daishin Buksbazen

In studying ourselves, we find the harmony that is our total existence. We do not make harmony. We do not achieve it or gain it. It is there all the …

- John Daishin Buksbazen

Taigen Dan Leighton has lovingly illumined still another dimension of the human condition.

- John Daishin Buksbazen

Feelings and thoughts do not define who we are; they are just part of the weather of our inner world.

- John Daishin Buksbazen

Letting yourself simply experience your difficulties without getting caught up in thoughts about how much you dislike them and in wishes that you did…

- John Daishin Buksbazen

Our task is to accept each moment and move on from there, continuing to do our level best.

- John Daishin Buksbazen

To practice Zen means to realize one's existence in the beauty and clarity of this present moment, rather than letting life unravel in useless daydre…

- John Daishin Buksbazen