The Visiting Professor

The Master Nan’in accepted a visit from a respected professor that came to inquire about Zen. While serving tea, Nan’in poured the professor's cup full, and continued pouring until the professor could no longer hold back. “It is already full! It is overflowing and no more can go in!”

“Like this cup", Nan’in Said, "you are full of your own beliefs, opinions, and speculation. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?”

The Causa Sui Project

Desire is the root of all suffering and evil.

The Causa Sui project is a result of desire.

The Casa Sui project (collectively in society) is the cause of much human suffering throughout all history – primitive to present.

History proves that both the personal social causa sui will project will ruthlessly kills to sustain itself.

The Cusa Sui is rooted in Ego.

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

To protect their own egos and social status (Causa Sui), the Pharisees killed him. 

Your Income

Did you know that your income will tend to be the average of the incomes of the ten people you hang out with the most? It’s true. Just check it out for yourself and see. 

Your attitude will tend to follow the same pattern.

The people you spend your time with are your team. They’re your support system –- whether they’re supplying support for the highest and best in you and your life ... or otherwise.

List the ten people you’re most involved with and them rate them on a scale of 0-10, with ten being someone who is a total cheerleader, always encouraging and edifying you and expressing faith in you. 0 is the opposite: a “dreamstealer” who always finds fault, finds the reasons why you can’t do what you want and why “it won’t work.” A “downer.”