Zen Ideas
The Emptiness of Everything — watching the workings of our mind as we invent meanings — how doing this gets us into trouble, is the point of the Heart Sutra
belief
self
Surviving Talent
Surviving Talent — Talent is often hidden, having been repressed for fear of standing forth. There are ways to re-engage with the talent just beneath the surface.
self
Breaking Through Beliefs — it’s easy to get caught in the rightness of our beliefs. We then end up defending. Instead, there’s simple awareness.
Breaking Through Beliefs — Set Yourself Free Series
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.
Prisons of the Spirit — Set Yourself Free 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
The Myth of No Consequences — The Myths Series
Zen Ideas, myths
The Myth of Fairness–getting over thinking life should be fair is, for some, a life-long task. You don’t have to like it — it simply is.
The Myth of Fairness — The Myths Series
Zen Ideas
The Myth of Right and Wrong–there are always exceptions to each “rule,” and making a list isn’t particularly helpful
The Myth of Right and Wrong — The Myths Series
Zen Ideas
The Myth of Absolute Truth — we hate not knowing, but the reality is, most of life is a mystery to be lived, not a puzzle to be solved.