Oakville Zen Meditation
#144 Physical Wellness:: Healthy body for an healthier mind Jan. 29th 16

 Physical Wellness : Healthy body for an healthier mind Wellness has 3 components: physical, mental and spiritual for believers. Since body and mind are interrelated an healthy body will promote an healthy mind. We talked a lot about mental wellness over the last few months; today I will address its physical part. Physical wellness means […]

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#143 How to meditate on our emotions and struggles Jan. 22th 16

                                 How to meditate on emotions and struggles? How can I meditate on my anger for example or grief, fear, guilt, etc.? This is a very good question. The main purpose of meditation is to control, at least partially, our ego-driven mind […]

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#142 There nothing negative about doing nothing Jan.8 17 Part 1

                                     There is nothing negative about doing nothing: Part 1  How often you are doing nothing or feel like it? The answer is simple: almost never because the perception of doing nothing will be unacceptable, detrimental for our ego and our social image. Our ego believes that we are so important or indispensible then “Doing […]

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#141 Few more words about you & consciousness Jan. 3 17

Zen Buddhism considers that all living beings are made of 5 components called aggregates. Matter = our body Perception = our 5 senses Mental= our mental intellectual activity Feelings= our mental emotional activity Consciousness. Consciousness is our fifth aggregate. The last on the list but the most important one. Consciousness is our deeper, genuine, spiritual  […]

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