Oakville Zen Meditation
525 Does our mind generate reality? by Roque 27/10/24

Does our mind generate reality?  A quick look at the dictionary reveals a wide range of definitions for Reality. Cambridge Dictionary: Reality is how things are, not how you would like them to be. From a Buddhist/Zen perspective, our beliefs and reality are deeply intertwined. Buddhism teaches that what we commonly experience as "reality" is […]

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524 The Mind Watcher Oct. 13 24

                                                      The mind watcher How to interact with our mind is the #1 determinant of all other Zen key points, because, w/o proper interaction, we are most deluded in a mind-made fictional world full of traps.  What are the main functions of our mind that I will call mind output:? There are 3:  Cognitive-based analysis/decision, interaction […]

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523 Karma: what is it, and what it is not Sept 29th 24

Karma: Sanskrit word for “ action/ volition”. Its origin is found in Indian religion and philosophy. It defines the moral and ethical law of causality that is to say: cause is inducing effect. More precisely:    Action ( doing) and intention (thinking) trigger or will trigger consequences accordingly.     Action and intention are interrelated meaning action >>>intention […]

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