Zen for the Holidays — 10 Tips
Zen for the Holidays is a collection of hints and tips for dialing down the drama and being present during trying times.
Zen Ideas
Zen 101 — Self-Responsibility
Self-responsibility is hard, as we live in a time when blame is much more popular. Nonetheless, Zen is all about self-responsibility
Zen 101 — More Zen Ideas
More Zen Ideas — learning to act on our beliefs as opposed to just spouting them is the work of a lifetime.
Zen 101 — Essential Zen Lessons
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 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.
Fearless Exploration of the Void
Only through fearless exploration of the void can we come to terms with and work with the monsters of our
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
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
Developing Self-Awareness
Developing Self-awareness — Self responsibility is never about self absorption. Self-responsibility is self awareness.
9 Ways to Screw up a Relationship
9 Ways to Screw up a Relationship — Thinking that my internal reality is dictated by the behaviours or actions of others is silly.