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?”
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Zen Ideas
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.
Zen and Simple Presence
Zen Ideas
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 Emotional Balance
Zen Ideas
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 Karma
Zen Ideas
Zen for the Holidays is a collection of hints and tips for dialing down the drama and being present during trying times.
Zen for the Holidays — 10 Tips
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Learning Flexibility
Learning flexibility — stop making excuses for continuing to do what doesn’t work — is an important part of living
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Ask yourself, “What can I do, in this moment, to bring peace to this situation?”
Bring peace‑a way to find yourself in a grounded and whole manner. It means giving up being right, among other things.
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No One is Coming — Life is an Inside Job
No One is Coming to rescue you from the life you have created. It’s your job to stop waiting and to begin moving in a direction you choose.
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The Care and Feeding of Relationships
Synopsis: relationships need maintenance. There’s no magic–there’s commitment to a way of relating
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10 Zen Principles to Help You Live Life Better
10 Zen Principles to help you live a more calm and centered life, as given to us by that famous Zen guy, Yogi Berra.