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 […]
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 […]
#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 […]
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 […]
How many triangles do you see in this picture? Unless you’re being cheeky, you’d probably say five. Now imagine that you take one of the small outer triangles - say, the one on the top - and slide it away from the group. You move that triangle somewhere else: When you did that, what happened […]
What Is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is paying attention purposefully without analysis, judgment, feeling, and decision, of what is happening in your mind, body, and environment in the present moment. Mindfulness is both a mind-body state and the practice of active awareness where and when you want for the purpose of just being aware. The best analogy […]
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 […]
