Dharma:  What is Ignorance?   A Zen perspective           There is a difference between ignorance in the common sense of the word and the Zen Buddhist meaning of the word. In the common sense of the word, ignorance is being unaware, lacking in general knowledge or understanding. This common kind of ignorance, when applied […]

     Meditation. Its benefits: what we know in 2022 During the past two decades, we’ve discovered the beneficial impacts of mindfulness meditation. But the science behind mindfulness meditation has often suffered from poor study designs, lack of funding, and small effect sizes. As a result, there is still a lot we don’t understand about mindfulness […]

Gratitude Gratitude, as a quality of the heart, often escapes me. Like most people, I usually get carried away by the demands of everyday life, the endless to-do lists, the ongoing planning, and my over-active, problem-solving mind. Seldom do I stop and experience gratitude, and yet, I don’t think I’m alone in feeling as though […]

                   How to create a meditation routine even if you don’t want to    Prerequisite: Understanding the rationale, purpose, and process of mindfulness meditation.    Here is the “Do it” list to help you in creating a  meditation practice routine      Prioritize. You need to insert into your brain that meditation is just as […]