Okay, here is the uplifting part: Your life isn't and has never been about you…about what you accomplish, how successful you are or are not, how much money you make, what sort of position you ascend to,...or how much good… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
The student ends up lusting after time with the teacher, hanging on her every word, and forgetting that this is about him or her,… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
When we know something and rest in that knowing we limit our vision. We will only see what our knowing will allow us to… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
Whether you are a genius or an idiot, a thief or, like me, a Zen priest who has cultivated the mind for 30 years… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
We all need to have a creative outlet - a window, a space - so we don't lose track of ourselves. — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
Years ago I went to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem and did what all tourists there do: wrote some words on a scrap of paper that I tucked into a crevice in the wall. When I closed my eyes and touched my head to the warm stone, it came to me: "All language is prayer." This must be so. Who… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share
There may be a long list of things to do, but really, there is just one thing on the list at any time. If… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
Okay, here is the uplifting part: Your life isn't and has never been about you…about what you accomplish, how successful you are or are… — Zoketsu Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
