Oakville Zen Meditation
#445 Right speech/proper language as taught by the Buddha April 29th 23

                      Right speech or the use of proper language With right action, and right livelihood, right speech is a component of Proper Ethical conduct which is one of the 3 pillars of the 4th Noble true or the Noble 8thfold path. The other 2 pillars are Proper Wisdom ( right view and right […]

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#444 The Miracles of Awareness Apr 15th 23

In Zen Buddhism, the concept of Awareness also known as mindfulness is the central diamond of Zen. Without its practice, there is no Zen, no right view, no serenity, no equanimity, and no Awakening / Enlightenment. The meaning of Awareness in Zen does not mean to know this and that. It is not cognitive. Awareness […]

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#443 The #1 human condition Ap 10th 23

  #1 Human condition Our  #1 human condition: being lost in our non-stop compulsory thinking.  We are thinking zombies: estimation 80 to 120,000 thoughts/ 24/7 from FMRI. Most of us spend our entire life imprisoned within the net of our own thoughts. They never go beyond a narrow, mind-made, personalized sense of self that is conditioned […]

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#442 The "Right View" or proper understanding April 2nd 23

            RIGHT VIEW:                 Component of the 4th NobleTruth also called the eightfold path   For 50 years the Buddha taught about the 4 Noble Truths. Noble truths can be interpreted as the genuine and factual realities of life. 1st Truth: Life is full of suffering that I will call our negativities. 2nd   “     The […]

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