The only Zen you will find on a mountain top is the Zen you bring with you.

Search from the highest mountain top to the lowest point at the bottom of the sea and the world in between, you will find nothing more that that which you brought with you. Reinforcing the idea that what you are searching for lies within, not without since Zen is about enlightenment being attained through meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition – an inner journey.

I would be happy if … I had a few million dollars or a better job or … or … or. Others seek happiness in clubs or drugs or partying or alcohol or … or … or.

Reality check: The only happiness you will find on a mountaintop is the happiness you bring with you. You want to find happiness – you take the arduous journey within yourself to find it within yourself. Serenity, Wellness, Love – whatever one is searching for is to be found within oneself.

It begins with me. It begins within me.

Reality being only a Rorschach ink-blot, the Quality of my life flows from within me.