Before enlightenment — chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment — chop wood, carry water. – Zen Buddhist Proverb

We come to this work because the alternative, being consumed by the effort to ignore the mystery of being, is no longer acceptable. – Ken McLeod, Wake Up To Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention

In the circle of life there is no top, no corner, and no straight lines. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

Among creatures born into chaos, a majority will imagine an order, a minority will question the order, and the rest will be pronounced insane. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com