Zen is telling us “When you are living realize also that you are also dying”! The vast majority of people who listen to this statement would react almost violently: “This is terrible, too pessimistic, too morbid.” On the contrary Zen is simply teaching us to live our lives plentifully and to be aware of our […]

The student asked “Learning from water? You must be kidding! What do you mean?” To pay attention to water is a wonderful and peaceful exercise, almost a spiritual one. Being mindful to water puts everything in perspective including how lucky we are to be made of it. Water is inside us, composing 70% of our […]

This is a frequent question and the answer is simple: Zen practice is not a warm, cozy and fuzzy practice generating a “feeling good” state. The practice requires rigorous commitment, patience and discipline. It is designed, first, to help practitioners realize their genuine Self or True Self different from our social mind- controlled self. This […]