We will start this dharma talk with a one-minute exercise. For the next one minute, you are welcome to do anything…sit, move, keep your eyes closed or open. But only one condition, you shall not speak. How did people feel after the exercise? Everyone made at least 2 choices. The choice to not speak out […]
The naming game This talk is part of a series called: Practicing mindfulness on the go” The naming or labeling game is an addiction affecting all of us all the time. As soon as something/somebody is perceived from our eyes, ears, touch, taste smell, or just from actual experience, it is named, interpreted, analyzed, judged, […]
We are breathing around 20,000 to 25,000 times in 24h without knowing it or around 3.5 sec. from the beginning of inhale to the end of exhale. In fact, we are ignoring this function totally, and yet, besides being vital, breathing is also a miracle moment and a fantastic meditation-based spiritual practice used for the […]
FEAR: A Zen Perspective FEAR: A Zen PerspectiveBuddha soon after Enlightenment, stated some noble principles and the first one is that everything in thisworld is impermanent. Unfortunately, we are attached to these impermanent changing things/people, whichleads to our suffering. Fear is another word for suffering and it results because we are afraid of losing what […]
“Beyond the material self” Is there more beyond the material world? This is probably one of the world’s oldest questions, and the answer is possible that no one knows for sure. In Zen, we talk about awakening, and some have argued that to be awake is to be aware of the full concrete reality, not […]
Listening to silence Have you ever tried to listen to the silence for a few minutes? If not, try, it because it is a wonderful exercise to teach your mind and body to rest, be still, and…quiet. When it is quiet outside it will become quiet inside How to listen to “nothing”? Whenever there […]
The Matrix movie, Mind, and Meditation What do they have in common? Do you remember the Matrix movies? In the first movie, Morpheus is asking Neo to choose between the red pill and the blue pill. The red one is the metaphor for awakening and experiencing the factual realities of the world of the […]
MINI Using non-dominant hand This talk is part of a series called practicing “Mindfulness on the go” Use your non-dominant hand in a mindful way for some ordinary tasks each day. These could include brushing your teeth, combing your hair, or eating at least part of your meal. If you are up for a big […]
The art of letting go Letting go, (or some may refer to it as non-attachment) means to allow a release, to relinquish ones grip on, or, to refrain from clinging and grasping. Often we attach or cling to what we like, but on the other side of the coin, letting go also refers to letting go […]
Our mind is always in a permanent state of starving for something from “not having enough,” always greedy for more food such as thoughts, and feelings to think about, and even having the body doing something. Therefore, if you are controlled by your mind most of the time, you can get bored and restless very […]
