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Taoism, Confucianism, and Zen are expressions of a mentality which feels completely at home in this universe, and which sees man as an integral part of his environment. Human intelligence is not an imprisoned spirit from afar but an aspect of the whole intricately balanced organism of the natural world, whose principles were first explored in the B
... See moreAlan W. Watts • The Way of Zen
"More servants wait on man Than he'll take notice of. In every path, He treads down that which doth befriend him
Ralph Waldo Emerson • Nature
jinko, the fine aloeswood incense which D. T. Suzuki called “the smell of Buddhism.”
Alan Watts • In My Own Way: An Autobiography
Wendell Berry’s formula for a good life and a good community is simple and pleasingly unoriginal. Slow down. Pay attention. Do good work. Love your neighbours. Love your place. Stay in your place. Settle for less, enjoy it more.
Wendell Berry • The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
Zen Waves, in which each chapter illuminates a single Basho haiku.