Zen 101

A series of arti­cles about all things Zen, from the­o­ry to prac­tice. A focus on being in the here and now.

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Zen 101 — Essential Zen Lessons

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This entry is part 1 of 10 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.”
Zen and Clarity
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Zen and Clarity

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This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Zen 101
Zen and Clar­i­ty — learn­ing to see clear­ly is key to cre­at­ing peace and focus. Zen offers us many oppor­tu­ni­ties for clear seeing.
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Zen and Clinging

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This entry is part 7 of 10 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 karma
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Zen and Karma

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This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Zen 101
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 emotional balance
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Zen and Emotional Balance

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This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series Zen 101
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 Simple Presence
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Zen and Simple Presence

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This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Zen 101
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.
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