Zen

The Delicate Balance of the Unencumbered Life

/ satoricircle / Leave a comment

“Day Moon Rising” | Anthony Satori

“Simplify. Get rid of all that is unnecessary. Wabi-sabi means treading lightly on the planet and knowing how to appreciate whatever is encountered, no matter how trifling, whenever it is encountered. Wabi-sabi tells us to enjoy the unencumbered life. Obviously, leading the simple wabi-sabi life requires some effort and some will, and also some tough decisions. We still live in a world of things. But wabi-sabi is about the delicate balance between the pleasure we get from things and the pleasure we get from freedom from things.”

– Leonard Koren

Subtle Energy Vibration

/ satoricircle / Leave a comment

“Subtle Energy Vibration” | Anthony Satori

“Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.”

– Eckhart Tolle

A Good Traveler

/ satoricircle / Leave a comment

“The Middle Way” | Anthony Satori

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”

– Lao Tzu

This is true. A good traveler also knows the direction they wish to go, and they continue to seek ways to keep themselves moving in that direction, each day.

On the one hand, our Good Traveler knows that the journey is the destination, and so they strive to remain present and grateful, each step of the way. On the other hand, they are also mindful and conscious in their choice of the direction they wish to go, and they continue to pursue this good and worthy aim with enthusiasm, clarity, and drive.

This is the middle way.

After the Rain

/ satoricircle / Leave a comment

“A Happy Snail (After the Rain)” | Anthony Satori

“Anything you lavish with attention can become a mirror, a portal, a lens on the meaning of life – a dandelion, a muskrat, a mountain, a snail.”

– Maria Popova

The Morning Sun

/ satoricircle / Leave a comment

“Ten Past Watermelon” | Anthony Satori

“And I think it’s gonna be alright. Yeah, the worst is over now. The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball.”

– The Cyrkle

Time Itself

/ satoricircle / 1 Comment

“Misty Evening” | Anthony Satori

“Time unused still vanishes, as if time itself is starving, and each day is swallowed whole, leaving no crumbs.”

– Elisabeth Tova Bailey

Treasure each day. Every moment of life is a gift. Whenever you can, whatever you are doing, strive to look for something to appreciate, to enjoy, to feel wonder about, to be grateful for. Our lives are enriched by the quality of our mindful attention.

The Tao of Forms

/ satoricircle / 1 Comment

“The Tao of Forms” | Anthony Satori

“When you do not dwell in ego, then things will of themselves reveal their forms to you. Your movement will be like that of water, your stillness like that of a mirror, your responses like those of an echo.”

– Chuang Tzu

The Source of Thought

/ satoricircle / 1 Comment

“Sunlit Cave” | Anthony Satori

“Meditation is to dive all the way within, beyond thought, to the source of thought and pure consciousness. It enlarges the container, every time you transcend. When you come out, you come out refreshed, filled with energy and enthusiasm for life.”

– David Lynch

Elegance

/ satoricircle / Leave a comment

“Clear Blue” | Anthony Satori

“Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler the posture, the more beautiful it will be.”

– Paulo Coelho

Focus and Simplicity

/ satoricircle / Leave a comment

“Place of Meditation” | Anthony Satori

“That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”

– Steve Jobs