Sublime

is Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield.

It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war.”

As warriors our life is simple. Our path is crystal clear. We know we are called to become a human being, awaken ourselves and be our best in every situation.

Kōbō Daishi was not only the Great Teacher but also a master calligrapher.

It takes a hungry heart to achieve one’s goal!

Zen arrived in Japan shortly after the beginning of the Kamakura Era, when the military dictator Yoritomo and his samurai followers had seized power from the hands of the then somewhat decadent nobility. This historical coincidence provided the military class, the samurai, with a type of Buddhism which appealed to them strongly because of its pract