V.O.T.E. Vote for Buddha’s truth — for compassion and wisdom; vote for the future.

Zen in Daily Life Twenty-four seven Life creeps on in petty pace — But not forever

Bodhisattva Vow To save all beings — Save us from what, exactly? From our ignorance.

Paraphrasing the Dharma Dharma, paraphrased: translation into two realms — language and culture.

The Most Important Thing What is important – Politics or daily life? Are they separate?

Swords into Plowshares Sword of Manjusri – Cutting through all delusive ideology

Death That Old Grim Reaper – scythe cutting through delusion like Manjusri’s sword

Sickness Am I getting sick? Was I ever truly well? How are you feeling?

Aging Am I getting old? Or does it really matter? Age is delusion

Who Has the Say-So You must say something; All the Ancestors said so – As they said nothing

Future as Past Not really sep’rate, There’s no time like the present – To do non-doing.

Present as Prescient Present is present. Even though ever-changing, Zen remains the same.

Past as Prologue Past, future, present – Planning may be limited to remembering

Future Zen Zen of the future – Not that diff’rent from the past. It is up to us.

Independence / Interdependence What is all that noise Coming from the noosphere? It’s just the campaign!

One Jewel Buddha is the end, the beginning and be-all And always has been

Two Jewels Dharma is karma – All causes and conditions Conspiring to be.

Three Jewels Sangha comes not first but can be as pivotal as the other two

Un-political We’re not playing here, messing with Mother Nature missing our last chance.

Returning to Zero Not just a number, zero is the place-holder — in all dimensions

Order & Chaos Chaos is, simply, a higher form of order — so get used to it.

Time & Zen Time is all we have — but there is no time to waste! Moment by moment...

Politics and Zen Now that we have seen the worst-case scenario, silence seems prudent

More is Less “More or less,” we say — when unable to decide. More is less is more