Being mindful to .......nothingness Being mindful to nothingness. This is one of these weird, and obscure wordings frequently found in Zen literature. How can we be mindful to nothing since being mindful is to focus on something x, y, z w/o analytic, discriminating or judgmental decision? What is nothing? Here are few examples: Can […]
ZEN saying Feb. 28th 18 Make peace with the past & future (nothing you can do about them: too late for the first one, too early for the second.). The former is dead and […]
Meditation: a misunderstanding We are attracted to practice mindfulness meditation from many reasons:because of what we read from Google or were told by others or because we want more out of our life and ourselves. We want to be more peaceful, more centered, more balanced, more patient, more in control, wiser and more […]
Just when you think you’re enlightened Sooner or later it’s going to happen...maybe. It might be the very first time you meditate or few years after a long and dedicated practice. But someday you are going to have some sort of spiritual, extra natural or weird experiences. These experiences come in many forms, […]
Few tips to keep a regular daily meditation practice Feb. 12 18 About yourself: Prioritize. You need to somehow insert into your brain that meditation is just as important as brushing your teeth, showering, eating, and reading, whatever it is. I think it’s amazing how much time we find to answer irrelevant email but how […]
One way to think about Zen practice is: A total, non-judgmental awareness (mindfulness) which incorporates together body and mind in the present reality of the moment, that is in the same current space-time & doing the same thing. To do this: Dropping all illusions and experiencing things and people as they currently are without […]
Don’t fight your thoughts during meditation Can you stop your heart from beating or your kidneys for making urine? No While keeping your eyes open, can you stop seeing? No Can you stop thinking? No, even while meditating. This is a fake news. Our brain-mind that is hardware and software has 4 main duties: […]
“Awakening inventory” using a scoring system www.mindfulnesszenmeditation.ca Are you “awake” or close to “awakening”? Please note: this is a very rough, non-scientific and limited inventory that may help you or not to assess your journey. The highest score the closest to “awakening”. Score the following statements as: Strongly disagree=1 Disagree=2 Neutral =3 Agree=4 Strongly […]
When, where and how do you have "fun" Arnaud? D, a very good friend of mine leaving in San Francisco told me the following over the phone: “Practicing Zen Buddhism for many years at the San Francisco Zen center and reading your blogs, I found that Zen philosophy and its Zen Masters teachers are […]
Are you blind? About our emotional outbursts Few months ago, I was walking downtown Oakville, with my arms full of stuff when someone roughly bumps into me so hard that my groceries went all over the ground. As I picked up the puddle of broken eggs and tomato juice, I was ready to […]
