Circuit breaker A circuit breaker is an electrical switch designed to protect an entire circuit from damage caused by a sudden overload or from a short appearing somewhere in the circuit. By interrupting the current, the circuit breaker is protecting the entire system. Our brain-mind is also a giant electrical system made of 100 […]

I started meditating many years ago. I meditated primarily as a way to help me deal with stress and insomnia, both of which are related. My meditation wasn’t a routine practice and I did it only when I felt I needed to. As a result, I didn’t progress beyond a basic level. That level typically […]

               Did you give compliments lately? XIII century Japanese Zen Master Dogen, also a Samurai, used to teach the following. I am editing : “As often as you can, think about someone close to you: family member, friend or even coworker and give them a simple genuine compliment..... w/o expecting something back. The closer the […]

CONQUEST OF DEATH: AN EASTERN PERSPECTIVE Once when Buddha was passing through a village, a hysterically crying young woman accosted him. She stated that her young child had just died and she had heard that Buddha could save the child. Buddha tried to console the woman but she insisted that Buddha should come with her […]

       Practice the “don’t know mind”       also called an open mind and opposite of "mindset" How often do we say: “ I know or I don’t believe in that, or I believe in this” We are making these statements very often even if we have no clue or understanding. “I don’t believe that climate […]