It’s good to look toward the end of things. Not only does it provide perspective, but it also provides the stepping stone to our next endeavor.
Deng Ming-Dao, 365 Tao
Mandala #352 – Dandelion
Nature
Mandala #351 – Hay
A moving door hinge never corrodes.
Deng Ming-Dao, 365 Tao
Flowing water never grows stagnant.
Mandala #349 – Arête
But then he learned that, whatever the guards did or whatever situation he was in, his own reaction was quite another thing. This uncoupling of outer goings on from our reactions to them is key to our finding peace. [Referring to Gochen Tulku Sangak Rinpoche, imprisoned age 13]
Lama Tsomo, Wisdom and Compassion, 2021
Mandala #348 – Waterfall
Wanting everything in life to be perfect before you take action is like wanting to reach a destination without travel.
Deng Ming-Dao, 365 Tao
Mandala #347 – Cinnabar Moth
Interval
Today is the ideal moment between yesterday and tomorrow.
Deng Ming-Dao, 365 Tao
Mandala #343 – Sakura
…technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize they are one and the same process as the universe
Alan Watts, Tao, The Watercourse Way (1975)
Mandala #342 – Bodnant X
We feel justified in exploiting it [the world] ruthlessly, but now we are belatedly realizing that the ill treatment of the environment is damage to ourselves.
Alan Watts, Tao, The Watercourse Way (1975)
Mandala #341 – Bodnant IX
To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Mandala #340 – Bodnant VIII
To live with “what is” is to be peaceful
Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Mandala Vihara 