cfZen

While true that the Dalai Lama does not practice Zen Buddhism, per se (he's a Tibetan Buddhist of course), I'll mix my ColdFusion posts with sprinklings of quotes, thoughts, and philosophies that I find to be "zen" in the more general sense of the word.

"A Precious Human Life"

Every day, think as you wake up
"Today I am fortunate
to have woken up.
I am alive,
I have a precious human life,
I am not going to waste it.
I am going to use
all my energies to develop myself,
to expand my heart out to others,
to achieve enlightenment for
the benefit of all beings.
I am going to have
kind thoughts towards others.
I am not going to get angry,
or think badly about others.
I am going to benefit others
as much as I can."
- His Holiness the XIVth Dalia Lama