The prospect of future lives in remote heavens as a compensation for the inadequacy of our present lives is a bad tradeoff for losing out on the present. — Francis Harold Cook Copy Share Image
“Activities such as chanting, bowing, and sitting in zazen are not at all wasted, even when done merely formally, for even this superficial encounter… — Francis Harold Cook Copy Share Image
The Buddha is found in other people - even the ones we do not like very much. — Francis Harold Cook Copy Share Image
The object of Zen is not to kill all feelings and become anesthetized to pain and fear. The object of Zen is to free… — Francis Harold Cook Copy Share Image
Can the water in the valleys ever stop and rest? When the water finally reaches the sea, it becomes great waves. — Francis Harold Cook Copy Share Image
The prospect of future lives in remote heavens as a compensation for the inadequacy of our present lives is a bad tradeoff for losing… — Francis Harold Cook Copy Share Image
