Being on auto pilot all the time Airplanes have an autopilot mode allowing pilots to consciously not control the plane. Plane flies by itself. Wonderful for the pilots since they can do other things more exiting. We, humans, have also an autopilot mode. In fact, we are, most of the day, on autopilot mode […]
Why Doing Nothing is one of the Best Things You Can Do In a world filled with stressors and to-do lists, it is difficult finding time to just do absolutely nothing. When was the last time you did nothing? By nothing, I mean absolutely nothing — no meditation, no scrolling social media, no […]
Embracing Distractions with Oakville Zen In September, after Cathy spoke about her time with this Zen meditation group, Arnaud asked that more members consider submitting a talk about their experience with meditation. When I first attended this group in March, I thought it was a silent group except for Arnaud’s insightful talks because we arrived […]
3M Multi mini mindfulness exercises This week talk is practical. How to practice mindfulness at any moment, any time, anywhere, on anything Remember that the beneficial impacts of mindfulness are cumulative with practice even if it is not formal sitting meditation. Focusing actively on anything is mindfulness practice in its spiritual sense as […]
Awakening: The most important attributes & attitudes P2 The nickname “Buddha” means “the awakened” one. Awakening or Enlightenment is simply the ability to understand and experience genuine and concrete reality of the present moment including all its components. Put in different words: it is the ability to differentiate what we are and are not, […]
Awakening: The most important attributes & attitudes P1 The nickname “Buddha” means “the awakened” one. Awakening or Enlightenment is simply to understand and experience genuine and concrete reality of the present moment including all its components. Put in different words: it is the ability to differentiate what we are and are not, what reality […]
Effect of mindfulness on anxiety and how General Anxiety Disorder ( G.A.D.) It is a cluster of several diseases including PTSDD Definition: Worries or even fears of possible negative outcomes affecting people or events in the present moment or in the future. Usually anxiety is continuous during lifetime at various degrees. Can be debilitating […]
Releasing body tension: the mind-body connection The following talk assumes that no medical condition exists. Mindfulness meditation is a great exercise to quieter and relax our restless mind. Mindfulness can also be used in reverse to relax our body. Why? Because in Zen Buddhist philosophy body and mind is one entity tightly connected. This […]
DETACHMENT: A ZEN PERSPECTIVE by Kris Buddha soon after Enlightenment stated three noble truths. Among them are: Everything in this world is transient and changing; Attachment to worldly things brings only suffering. Why the suffering? Because we all get attached to things we love and when we lose them, that causes suffering. Hence over 2000 […]
Learning to love yourself This is an alien advice not learned in our Western education. I am not saying to become narcissist and super self-centered. The word “love” in Zen Buddhist literature means all together tolerance, acceptance, forgiveness, self-compassion and kindness of what you are or, better said, how you are perceiving yourself. We […]
