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

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

- 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

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

- 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

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

- John Daishin Buksbazen