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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
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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.
The Courage to be Happy
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The Courage to be Happy

Giv­en soci­ety’s propen­si­ty to think that ‘love’ should = hap­pi­ness, it’s a brave thing indeed to sug­gest that one needs Courage to be Happy
Examining Your Premise
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Examining Your Premise

Exam­in­ing Your Premise — your beliefs under­lie every­thing you think and do — and most remain unex­plored and unex­am­ined. Let’s look at how this hap­pens, and pro­pose a cou­ple of ideas for look­ing inside
Self-awareness
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Developing Self-Awareness

Devel­op­ing Self-aware­ness — Self respon­si­bil­i­ty is nev­er about self absorp­tion. Self-respon­si­bil­i­ty is self awareness.
Life Lessons
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5 Life Lessons You Need to Get

This entry is part 13 of 16 in the series Lists to Explore
5 Life Lessons You need to Get — some lessons are obvi­ous, but the real­ly impor­tant ones are both hid­den and hard. Pen­e­tra­tion of the veil into the depth of who we are is the only way to “work through” the secret of you.
mind cobwebs
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Mind Cobwebs

Mind Cob­webs — We’ve been con­di­tioned by our fam­i­lies and tribes to ‘fit in.’ Mak­ing pos­i­tive change is there­fore difficult…
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