At times the World Is Dark

This world is dark, few only can see here, a few only go to heaven, like birds escaped from the net

-Buddha

Limitless Heart

Cultivate a LIMITLESS heart - Buddha

Come Look at this Glittering World

Come, look at this glittering world - Buddha

Compassion

‎Compassion is the effortless radiance of emptiness, free of concepts and beyond 

description.

~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Compassion and Action

Whenever action is possible,
the true measure of compassion
is a true measure of action.

- Stonepeace

Advice for Today and for the ages..

The bud stands for all things,. for everything flowers from within, of self-blessing. Make space in your life for inner blossoming and all the treasures of heaven shall be added unto you. 

A lotus to you, Buddha-to-be..

Realize

In studying ourselves,
we find the harmony
that is our total existence.
We do not make harmony.
We do not achieve it or gain it.
It is there all the time.
Here we are, in the midst of this perfect way,
and our practice is simply to realize it and then
to actualize it
in our everyday life.

-  Maezumi Roshi

Be A Lamp Unto Yourself

Be a lamp unto yourself.
 - Buddha


Original Photograph and artwork Copyright Lisa Tulk-Snow

The Buddha is Yourself

Whether you are going or staying or sitting or lying down,
the whole world is your own self.
You must find out
whether the mountains, rivers, grass, and forests
exist in your own mind or exist outside it.
Analyze the ten thousand things,
dissect them minutely,
and when you take this to the limit
you will come to the limitless,
when you search into it you come to the end of search,
where thinking goes no further and distinctions vanish.
When you smash the citadel of doubt, then the Buddha is simply yourself.

-Daikaku

Find Your Peace on Buddha Island

Peace

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without - Buddha

Buddha Poem

You taught me to be here with my full attention,
To cherish each moment as precious:
More sacred than memory
Or the dreams that tomorrow may bring.

Today
Is the milk that sustains us
And in it is a beauty and wonder
That I used to search for,
Imagining it was far yonder.

Today
Is a flower in crescendo,
Vibrant with the full colour
Of all its yesterdays.

Here and now, I am the sum total of all my days.
You have taught me the mindfulness of being
And I honour this, with gratitude and stillness:
The song of you, present in the core of me.

- Author Unknown

Reality Within

If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without. ~ Eckhart Tolle

Reconnect Today..

Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your BLISS. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real 

- Deepak Chopra

Buddha Island Gurus

Sounds of Nature

The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.
- Henry Beston

Life is An Island

Your life is an island separated from all other islands and continents. Regardless of how many boats you send to other shores or how many ships arrive upon your shores, you yourself are an island separated by its own pains, secluded in its happiness. - Kahlil Gibran

True Peace

The true peace of God begins at any spot a thousand miles from the nearest land..

- Joseph Conrad

Sit In Reverie

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves
that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Mindful

M - Moment to moment attention
I - In the here and now
N - Non-judgemental attitude
D - Detach from unhelpful thoughts
F - Forgive and be grateful
U - Unconditional acceptance
L - Learn with beginner's mind

Buddha Island Poem

          When the cold bleak winter gets you down,

               And you spirit is whispering of a better place,

                      Enter a state of mind where nobody may disturb you

            Sanctuary in the sun away from life's rat race.

             You spend your days in golden light

           A beach of pure white sand,

             Cool, blue water surrounds you,

               Mindfulness is at hand.

        Forget the homework, forget your job,

                  Leave everything behind,

                    Peace in every step as the mindfulness bell rings,

         No better sanctuary will you find.

Buddha Island calls to you

When heart and soul are overcome

Tropic paradise renewing mind. body and soul

Buddha Island - our haven in the Sun.

Breathing in, we go to Buddha Island

Breathing out, we feel safe and at home

Breathing in mindfully we meet the Buddha inside ourselves

Breathing out mindfully, so relaxed as your feet are kissed by the sea's soft white foam.

We all have a Buddha Island inside of us

A Place of refuge when life is tough

Buddha Island where you go back to yourself

Buddha Island's peace when things are rough.

Join us here when you need to escape

When you need mindfulness, solitude and peace

You'll love Buddha Island just as we do

And most importantly that ache inside will cease .. ♥

Poem by Lisa Tulk-Snow 

August 2011

Buddha Body and Speech

The colour of the mountains is Buddha's body. The sound of running water is his great speech.

~ Dogen Zenji

Smile, Breathe and Go Slowly - Thich Nhat Hanh

Buddha Island

Dare to Dance the Tide

Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away, 

till what we put off till tomorrow has now become today. 

So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied. 

Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide.

- The River -
- Victoria Shaw/Garth Brooks -

Have a Buddhaful Weekend

Have a Buddhaful Weekend
Original Artwork Copyright Lisa Tulk-Snow

Use Your Time Wisely

Use your time wisely. Say beautiful things, inspire, forgive, act physically to protect and help. 

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Silence

Silence is an empty space, space is the home of the awakened mind. - Buddha

In the End

In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go? 

- Buddha

The Light is Here

The Light is Here! It's within you right now! Embrace It ♥ ... - Lisa Tulk-Snow

One

Guru, God and Self are one. - Ramana Maharshi

Water

Water, if you don't stir it, will become clear; the mind, left unaltered, will find its own natural peace, 

well-being, happiness and BLISS...

 - Sogyal Rinpoche

Awareness

If you touch one thing with deep awareness, you touch everything. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace is Every Step

Peace is Every Step 

Artwork by Lisa Tulk-Snow

The Journey Within

The only journey of real substance is the journey within 

- Lisa Tulk-Snow

Swim Seagull In The Sky

Swim seagull in the sky towards that hollow western isle. My envied lady holds you fast in her gaze.  - Duran Duran

Meaningful Day

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend or a meaningful day.

Dalai Lama