A Taoist journaling practice for those who seek to connect with inner worlds,
with the deep silence and peace within.
Boiled down to its essence, the central message of Taoism has to do with living in harmony:
Above all, living in harmony with your self, with your inner world.
Doing work that is in harmony with who you are and what you want out of this precious gift called life.
Living in harmony with your humans, both those in your circle — friends, relatives — and those in the larger human world.
Living in harmony with the natural world. Living, as far as possible, in ways that are gentle on the land. Drawing peace and sustenance from your relationship with the beauty and mystery of the natural world.
The search for harmony is the search to find, within oneself, acceptance of what is, of how things are. At the center of acceptance is acceptance of yourself — your beauty as well as your shadow.
Zen Mountain Journal is inspired by the ancient poetry of Taoist mountain hermits and Zen monks of old Japan. It is shaped by time alone in wilderness, and by a creative life lived on the fringes of our culture.
Meditation in combination with journaling can help us understand the hidden but profound patterns that shape our lives, often without us knowing it.
Emptiness, stillness, tranquillity, tastelessness,
Silence, non-action: this is the level of heaven and earth.
From the sage’s emptiness, stillness arises;
From stillness, action.
- Zhuangzi, (aka Chuang-tzu) 4th century BCE
I never get lost because I don't know where I'm going.
- Zen master Ikkyū, 15th century Buddhist monk
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Saturday Evening Potluck Dinners
If you live in the Asheville area, or are visiting, and would like to join a small group — no more than eight — for a potluck dinner, you are welcome!
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