Zen,distraction,and the sense of selfWhen we meditate we start observing our thoughts.As we pay attention a distraction happens.We focus on it.We pay attention to how we…Jan 1210Jan 1210
The Zen of everyday lifeThere is nowhere to go,nothing to do,and no one to become.Meditation is just more than sitting quietly in an interrupted place with eyes…Jan 109Jan 109
Zen and spontaneous actionThe role of practice is not to supress our behavior is to understand our programming.Jan 911Jan 911
According to Zen is samsara nirvana?Joshu asked master Nansen,’’I won t ask about ignorance;but enlightenment-what is it like?’’Jan 64Jan 64
Zen as an attention exrciseWe live in a world which seems full of things.In order to explore that world we use language,thought and introspection.We analyze…Jan 513Jan 513
Zen and transformationWe often look ourward,waiting others to improve,but in the Zen tradition,transformation begins with ourselves,here and now.We have the…Jan 44Jan 44
Zen practice and the use of the mindThe real nature of the mind is the Buddha nature.We train to wake up in the present moment,to empty the mind and be in the now.But that…Jan 36Jan 36
Zen and silenceSilence is a state of no noise.But when we speak of silence in the spiritual domain we refer to something which comes from inside,from the…Jan 110Jan 110
Zen as spiritualityTry to find a single thing and you will instead find a web of interrelations and mutual dependencies.From an electron to a galaxy nothing…Dec 31, 20245Dec 31, 20245
