When, where and how do you have "fun" Arnaud? D, a very good friend of mine leaving in San Francisco told me the following over the phone: “Practicing Zen Buddhism for many years at the San Francisco Zen center and reading your blogs, I found that Zen philosophy and its Zen Masters teachers are […]

                                             Are you blind? About our emotional outbursts  Few months ago, I was walking downtown Oakville, with my arms full of stuff when someone roughly bumps into me so hard that my groceries went all over the ground. As I picked up the puddle of broken eggs and tomato juice, I was ready to […]

                                                  Zen serenity as taught by a little dog     Our 10-year-old wonderful Shih Tzu named Zap is a perfect example of calmness & serenity except when he is asking to go out for a pee or when time for food […]

                                                                   Mind-Made 6 poisons   The main roadblock against inner peace and serenity is our ego-driven mind  Our “I, ME, MYSELF and MINE” are critical for identification, survival, protection, enhancement, pleasure, procreation and many more other functions. This is wonderful but..... Zen Buddhism considers our little self that is “I” is also the main cause […]