einstein.

Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: It transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural and spiritual; and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity.
— Albert Einstein

valentine.

here is a wonderful piece from bell hooks, including a chat with thich nhat hanh, on the importance of cultivating love.

zazen.

using bread as the timer for my early morning zazen.