Zen Ideas
Prisons of the Spirit — we are bound both by the pull of our individual vocation and by how we stop ourselves. A word about letting go.
Zen Ideas
The Prison of Imagination — our sense of being trapped, caught, is almost always just us, trapping ourselves
The Prison of Imagination — Set Yourself Free Series
myths
The Myth of Sex Equaling Intimacy — Intimacy is an act of continual stripping away — of revealing who we are, with total honesty.
The Myth of Sex Equaling Intimacy — The Myths Series
myths
The Myth of a Soul Mate — soul mate thinking is one-sided thinking. Better to find a mirror and get to know yourself.
The Myth of a Soul Mate — The Myths Series
myths, Zen Ideas
Consider: How often do you find yourself miserable, judging your life to be awful or meaningless, and what happens then? Do you not find yourself asking some form of this question: “Why is this happening to me?”
The Myth of a Self — The Myths Series
myths
The Myth of Altruism — it’s actually pretty hard to find a selfless act. most acts that seem selfless are anything but.
The Myth of Altruism — The Myths Series
Zen Ideas
The Myth of Limitations — outside of physical limitations, most limitations are self imposed. So, ask yourself why that’s a good plan!
The Myth of Limitations — The Myths Series
Zen Ideas
The Myth of Scarcity–when people claim something is missing in their lives, they usually mean that no one told them they’d have to work and sacrifice for it.
The Myth of Scarcity — The Myths Series
myths
The Myth of Easy — We have funny beliefs, and one of them is that we “ought to be” comfortable, and life ought to be easy. This tends to mean that we think others ought to move heaven and earth so that we are.
The Myth of Easy — The Myths Series
Zen Ideas
The Myth of No Consequences — the consequence, or result, is caused by the actions preceding it, 100% of the time