![I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YOkmBlgrbj8/X1tqwqun8hI/AAAAAAAAHHM/9D-3IsWKBJUCA74cIbCR2ndAToTU0rFEQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-have-lived-with-several-zen-masters-all-of-them-cats.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
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![I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YOkmBlgrbj8/X1tqwqun8hI/AAAAAAAAHHM/9D-3IsWKBJUCA74cIbCR2ndAToTU0rFEQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-have-lived-with-several-zen-masters-all-of-them-cats.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sQAFO-inqv4/X1uRW3VTNYI/AAAAAAAALdI/QFqPocKikNUeEMgqY_oegvM8Q_cuvy55wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/when-you-plant-a-seed-of-love-it-is-you-that-blossoms.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms.
![Self-observation is the first step of inner unfolding.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-spHLFv4MWZ0/X1t7QMhwnaI/AAAAAAAAJKU/h-C12SfMYeA26kKrne_S-xD4rxIf49K8ACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/selfobservation-is-the-first-step-of-inner-unfolding.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Self-observation is the first step of inner unfolding.
![Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cCNPkp-Px2o/X1t1Eb3n0dI/AAAAAAAAIQ4/oVuXXOO8kkgwI5OleFhP5xuBu5AeO3PowCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/looking-at-beauty-in-the-world-is-the-first-step-of-purifying-the-mind.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.
![Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iGwsnZwNvtM/X1t6gGQ416I/AAAAAAAAJBg/s9dxKuS_zSEUppjpnvrWszbc2z2mRCIUQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/quiet-the-mind-and-the-soul-will-speak.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.
![An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QdV0O4apRAo/X1tdQbm_VlI/AAAAAAAAFjU/IzSe_ZkiDD8KZRbgmF_Iq6erSVCgHJJ7wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/an-awake-heart-is-like-a-sky-that-pours-light.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.
![Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PHjC32_vIJk/X1ti3ZlpWqI/AAAAAAAAGEY/p3T_Kz_OaBM4jyqXW9GAtQ9W-UfDDPxJwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/do-not-speak-about-anyone-who-is-not-physically-present.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)