Zen Moments

“Without a doubt, that was the biggest surprise I have had in three years of this show…” Susan Boyle – Singer – Britains Got Talent 2009 “SHE lives alone with her ten-year-old cat, has never been kissed, and is teased by children in the street. But 47-year-old Susan Boyle could just be the UK’s next [...]

“…the more time we spend choosing to run the deep inner peace circuitry… the more peaceful our planet will be…” “A powerful talk  – well worth 18 minutes” Stroke Of Insight – Jill Bolte Taylor – Some Highlights… “I grew up to study the brain because I have a brother who has been diagnosed with [...]

“I discovered why the universe wanted me to be a teacher… the day I broke my toe…” Well to be fair, it was a few days after I broke my toe. And I’ve always suspected that what the universe wants is really what I want. So perhaps it would be better to say: I discovered [...]

“Having a child … can be an adventure all on its own…” When I realized that my life experiences are simply different and wonderful in their own way, I stopped feeling inferior due to wonderful stories of travel and adventure I hear from my childless friends. Having a child when you’re a still a child [...]

“I love him for every single bizarre behaviour he throws my way…” I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before – but my three year old son, Oliver is weird. This is at least partly due to something called SPD (sensory processing disorder) that causes him to engage in activities that “feed” his need for [...]

“I don’t think that I have done anything more important in my life…” Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. It was a cowboy’s life, a life for someone who wanted no boss. What I didn’t realize was that it was also a ministry. Because I drove the night shift, my cab [...]

“…inner peace is the ultimate source of happiness…” His Holiness the Dalai Lama: A 2 minute video clip from Khashyar “Ultimately we want happiness. We do not want suffering – everybody – every sentient being. Now we are actually creating more unnecessary suffering. I think it’s very important to make clear to the public – [...]

“The Earth laughs in flowers” Some restful meditations on the beauty of flowers – chosen from Youtube by Zen Moments “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” – The Buddha. “Nobody sees a flower — really — it is so small it takes time — we [...]

A man surprises people at a gas station and offers to pay for their gas. He selects his target cars almost at random and tells his amazed recipients: “Just do something nice for somebody else…”

“Mooring on Chien-Te River” The boat rocks at anchor by the misty island Sunset, my loneliness comes again. In these vast wilds the sky arches down to the trees. In the clear river water, the moon draws near. Meng Hao-Jen Translation from the Chinese by Gary Snyder Photograph kindly contributed to Zen Moments by Sam [...]