Japanese Zen Master Dogen  (13th century ) used to teach that seeking something, someone, somewhere, all the time, is feeding suffering. We are always seeking whatever in the same way we are always thinking, always breathing.   1 Seeking to get what we don’t have:         Material stuff, a fruitful emotional/affective environment, peace of mind, control,          vacation, […]

Stressors are everywhere, permanent, intermittent, subtle, violent, sudden, slow, chronic, acute. They come from our past via memory, from the present, and even from the unknown future. They are mostly hidden in our subconscious or fully exposed consciously.   Stressors are defined as events, situations, or people that are perceived as out of our control or […]

         Being in the “NOW:  a Zen Dharma icon Thich Nhat Hanh is calling “NOW” a miracle, E. Tolle the “Power of Being.”  Being in the moment or in the “Now” is critical as far as Zen philosophy and its practice are concerned.  Why that?First reason: to experience our “original self” through the current genuine reality […]