An Old Zen Rule Of Thumb Is

Trust In Things Being As They Are Is The Secret Of Life. But We Don't Want To Hear That. I Can Absolutely Trust That In The Next Year My Life Is Going To Be Changed, Different, Yet Always Just The Way It Is.

Joy Is Being Willing For Things To Be As They Are.

How Do We Know If Our Practice Is A Real Practice? Only By One Thing: More And More, We Just See The Wonder. What Is The Wonder? I Don't Know. We Can't Know Such Things Through Thinking. But We Always Know It When It's There.

There Is One Thing In Life That You Can Always Rely On: Life Being As It Is.

With Unfailing Kindness, Your Life Always Presents What You Need To Learn. Whether You Stay Home Or Work In An Office Or Whatever, The Next Teacher Is Going To Pop Right Up.