Life is an album of memories (commentary)

Life is like photography; we develop from the negatives… perhaps we can not see the big picture due to over exposure from a certain experience or obstacle. When we share the photos of our inner thoughts with the world, are they negatives or full color potentials and possibilities? Developing a photograph begins in a dark […]

the christmas ‘Present’

The Christmas Present One of my favorite quotes is… Yesterday is History, Tomorrow’s a mystery, today is a gift, that is why it is called the present. In Zen, ( teaching that contemplation of one’s essential nature to the exclusion of all else is the only way of achieving pure enlightenment ) living in the […]

Halloween 2012

Halloween 2012 This is my lil sunshine, painting a pumpkin for halloween. A school project. (aint she cute?) The character she is painting on the pumpkin is… Arthur! which is ironic since that is my name. (I just had to share this.) Took the picture with the touchpad I got for my birthday! Happy Halloween […]

Pavlov’s Dog

Who was Pavlov’s Dog? Well, it is an experiment in behavioral psychology. The idea is that if we associate one thing with another (in this case, associate a bell with food), that eventually the same things will happen when the associated thing happens as when the original impetus happens. The dogs would start salivating when they […]

The 18 Wooden Warriors (of Lohan Hall)

The Historic 36th chamber and 18 wooden warriors of Lohan Hall in a southern province, Shaolin Temple, is shrouded in some mystery, for they were destroyed in the early 1700′s. In the movie, Kung Fu, with David Carradine the last part of this test was depicted with the 500 pound urn filled with red hot […]

Independence

Happy 4th of July (Independence Day) to all.  While today, most will be celebrating the holiday with food, festivities and fire crackers, I found a little short story to remind us all of the brave ones that gave us our Independence. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, and hope that everyone has […]

(Our Warriors) Memorial Day 2012

Memorial Day 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Looks Can Be Deceiving  John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. His interest in her […]

wooden blocks

  This story is few centuries old when wooden blocks were used to preserve the holy words.   Tetsugen was a Great devotee of Zen in Japan and although he has left the body he is still very much alive in many hearts. During his time Sutras (Holy scripts) were available in Chinese language only. […]

Ryonen (zen lady)

  The Buddhist nun known as Ryonen was born in 1797. She was a grandaughter of the famous Japanese warrior Shingen. Her poetical genius and alluring beauty were such that at seventeen she was serving the empress as one of the ladies of the court. Even at such a youthful age fame awaited her. The […]

The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Terror

In 206 B.C., Cao Cao (155-220), a great statesman, artist of war and man of letters, led his army to attack the city of Huguan. As the city was strategically located and very difficult to access, Cao’s army could not take it in spite of great efforts. Cao got extremely outraged and said, “Once I […]