Whole Being-Focussed as compared to scattered
Focussed as compared to scattered — You ever watch people walking along while texting? That’s what scattered looks like. Being focussed takes discipline.
Zen Ideas
On Resisting the Urge to Give Up
On Resisting the Urge to Give Up — the world we see is the one we get to live in. Choose well how to do so!
On Change and Choice
Change and choice are not the same. One is possible… the other is not.
On Being Yourself
On Being Your–you are exactly and only who you are–including what you discover about yourself–the parts tucked away
On Being Whole
On Being Whole — it’s natural to segment ourselves, but that doesn’t make it helpful. Some ideas on wholeness.
On Being Seen
On Being Seen — it takes a bit of effort to watch ourselves story-making, and to let that go long enough to see and be seen
Zen and Simple Presence
Zen and Simple Presence — waking up is not all that hard to do, but it does require paying attention, which many find… hard to do! What is simple isn’t so simple.
Zen and Emotional Balance
Zen and Emotional Balance–there’s nothing “Zen” about blocking emotions. In fact, Zen is all about being real, which means being elegant–including with your emotional expression.
Zen and Karma
Zen and Karma — karma is not a system of rewards and punishments, or even a “what goes around comes around” philosophy. It’s a statement that all things are interrelated, and results have causes.
Zen and Clinging
Zen and Clinging — Clinging is what causes suffering, or so said the Buddha. This idea is not so hard to understand, until we are… well… suffering. Then, we just want it to be over. And that’s how we go off the rails.