The impossible task of doing nothing.                                Zen says: “Doing nothing is doing something called nothing.” How often you are doing nothing? Never because: We have mandatory duties of all sorts all day long. On top of it, we are creating our abusive to-do list, and engaging in ongoing multi-tasking. Our body and mind […]

The Second Noble Truth Part 1 In the First Noble Truth, the Buddha explained about Dukkha. Whether we call it suffering, disatisfactoriness, or uneasiness, the fact is that Dukkha is pervasive, life comes with painful challenges and difficulties for everyone. What causes Dukkha?  In the Second Noble Truth, the Buddha explains that tanha is the […]

Don’t swallow your own poison pill  The Buddha defines the First Noble Truth as “ Life is suffering “meaning unhappiness, dissatisfaction, or any other negative feelings. “Noble” means genuine, true, real, or ruth. He calls the causes of suffering “the 3 poisons”.  They are: desires, hatred, and Ignorance better called Illusion/Delusions. We talked about it […]

  Meditation: misinformation & fake news  Part II Meditation is fun. Meditation is neither fun nor boring. Meditation is what it is. Judging the quality of your meditation must be avoided since struggling is the norm and a source of quitting. Sitting is the only way to meditate.Any still body posture including the position of the […]