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zen and clinging
Zen Ideas

Zen and Clinging — Zen Principles

This entry is part 7 of 12 in the series Zen 101
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.
Zen and Clarity
Zen Ideas

Zen and Clarity — Zen Principles

This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Zen 101
Zen Prin­ci­ples: Zen and Clar­i­ty — learn­ing to see clear­ly is key to cre­at­ing peace and focus. Zen offers us many oppor­tu­ni­ties for clear seeing.
blue xmas
Zen Ideas

Blue Xmas

Blue Xmas — The hol­i­day sea­son is a high stress time, due to our inabil­i­ty to say no. We might best explore oth­er, more sim­ple approach­es, and let go of the drama.
self responsibility
Zen Ideas

Zen 101 — Self-Responsibility

This entry is part 3 of 12 in the series Zen 101
Self-respon­si­bil­i­ty is hard, as we live in a time when blame is much more pop­u­lar. Nonethe­less, Zen is all about self-responsibility
essential zen lessons
Zen Ideas

Zen 101 — Essential Zen Lessons

This entry is part 1 of 12 in the series Zen 101
Essen­tial Zen Lessons — Com­ing into pres­ence is the key focus of Zen, and is accom­plished in Zazen and “sim­ply notic­ing. Here we begin to explore the foun­da­tions of build­ing an “atten­tive­ness practice.”
passion ego
Zen Ideas

Passion Ego and Charge

Pas­sion, Ego, and Charge — Because we are con­di­tioned, we view most things through the lens of our cul­ture — this is the job of the ego — to help us conform.
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