Oakville Zen Meditation
#468 Surrendering! a Zen perspective Oct 30 23

Surrender: Zen meaning  Surrendering has many negative attributes: As far Zen is concerned, to surrender means something entirely different, if not, the opposite  It does not mean to give up whatever situation you find yourself in, and to do nothing about it.  To surrender is the simple but profound wisdom skill that Zen called “yielding […]

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#467 About our negative feelings Sept 23rd 23

About our feelings: Zen point of view Most of our negative thought/feeling is caused by 2 things:      How is it possible? Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry, expectations, hope, and even all forms of fear about x,y, and z are caused by being too much in the mind-made fictional future, and not enough in the present moment.  […]

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#466 Zen is easy but difficult, complex but simple, exciting but boring Sept 18 23

                     Zen is easy but difficult, simple but complex, exciting but boring Zen is really just two things,  by two,  I mean one, by one I mean zero, and by zero, I mean 100, maybe 10,000, maybe I mean infinity.  The two things are meditation and experiencing the realities of the moment.                                                                                                                                                             1-Meditation:  […]

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#465 Zen facts: to the point About the mind#1 Sept/10/23

About Mind: Zen point of view Our mind is just an instrument, a tool to be used wisely for specific tasks such as analysis and decision. When the task is completed, don't let your mind control you 24/7. I would say that around 90% of our huge amount of thinking is repetitive, wishful thinking, memory […]

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464 How to stay serene 03/9/23

                        How to stay serene  The following are so-called “virtues” or skills that one should learn and practice in order to remain serene in most situations.    What is happening is meant to be even if we don’t get what we want or if we […]

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