by Christy | Feb 18, 2015 | Tao of Zen
After seeing my bulbs sprout so early in the season, I can’t help but be reminded how soothing and healthy it is to be surrounded by plants. For years, gardening has provided respite for me. A natural antidote to the urban lifestyle I have grown accustomed to in...
by Christy | Feb 10, 2015 | Tao of Zen
See below for more Lao Tzu quotes. I got a little carried away with my project and you can see all of them on my Facebook Page- Zettl Health. It’s fun to do! View Tao te what? Part one here
by Christy | Feb 3, 2015 | Tao of Zen
I discovered the Tao te Ching ten years ago and it has been a useful tool of reflection for me. I thought it might be fun to take some passages and put them to pictures I’ve taken outside in Vancouver and on safari in South Africa. My Jonathan Star translation...
by Christy | Jan 30, 2015 | Animals, Anxiety, Tao of Zen
I discovered Alan W. Watts a couple years ago purely by chance. He helped me access contentment in my daily life through his translation of Eastern philosophies, in particular Zen Buddhism. Here are some of my favourite Alan W. Watts quotes with pictures from my 2013...
by Christy | Jan 20, 2015 | Animals, Tao of Zen
A friend gave me The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff when I turned 20. It came at the right time in my life and completely changed how I look at the world. It also led to the Tao te Ching by Lao Tzu (written around 6th century BC). Out of all the books I have ever read,...
by Christy | Jul 18, 2014 | Tao of Zen
‘The measuring of worth and success in terms of time, and the insistent demand for assurances of a promising future, make it impossible to live freely both in the present and in the promising future when it arrives. For there is never anything but the present....
by Christy Zettl | Sep 23, 2013 | Tao of Zen
(originally composed November 2012) What is it that speeds up life? I’m currently sitting in a train on my way to San Francisco and with all this time (without Internet) I suddenly can’t think of all the tasks that constantly crowd around me to be done....
by Christy Zettl | Sep 5, 2013 | Tao of Zen
‘But little Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often awry, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy!’ Burns had it with this stanza. This week was my week to finish my...
