“What a dreadful day!” "We said that once a while without realizing that the cause i.e. weather, event, situation, people, not getting what you want, getting what you don’t or whatever zillion of other external triggers you react against, are usually not…………so dreadful. They are as they are, whether we like it or not. What […]
Surrender: Zen meaning Surrendering has many negative attributes: As far Zen is concerned, to surrender means something entirely different, if not, the opposite It does not mean to give up whatever situation you find yourself in, and to do nothing about it. To surrender is the simple but profound wisdom skill that Zen called “yielding […]
About our feelings: Zen point of view Most of our negative thought/feeling is caused by 2 things: How is it possible? Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry, expectations, hope, and even all forms of fear about x,y, and z are caused by being too much in the mind-made fictional future, and not enough in the present moment. […]
Zen is easy but difficult, simple but complex, exciting but boring Zen is really just two things, by two, I mean one, by one I mean zero, and by zero, I mean 100, maybe 10,000, maybe I mean infinity. The two things are meditation and experiencing the realities of the moment. 1-Meditation: […]
About Mind: Zen point of view Our mind is just an instrument, a tool to be used wisely for specific tasks such as analysis and decision. When the task is completed, don't let your mind control you 24/7. I would say that around 90% of our huge amount of thinking is repetitive, wishful thinking, memory […]
How to stay serene The following are so-called “virtues” or skills that one should learn and practice in order to remain serene in most situations. What is happening is meant to be even if we don’t get what we want or if we […]
Managing our restless moody mind It is mainly our moods as much as anything else that determine our quality of life. As we wander through many daily moods, it is important to remember that each mood positive and negative involves a choice. We have the choice to assume responsibility for the genesis and content of […]
THE POWER OF SMILING: when, how, and why Most of us are resistant to doing this exercise. We feel it is fake or unnatural to smile w/o a reason. ….and yet it is recommended not only by psychotherapists (Ref 1) but also described in Zen literature (Ref 2). When to smile? Our face is a […]
EXPECTATIONS: HIDDEN SOURCES OF WORRIES Expectations are true desires projected in the future, and, like any desires they may cause suffering. Of course, we cannot live w/o expectations regarding our loved ones, self, work, events, and life in general.. […]
