Ignorance Part 2 What does that mean? Ignorance with desire/attachment/clinging (I want), dislike/hatred (I don’t want) is one of the so-called 3 poisons causing suffering.  There is a difference between ignorance in the common sense of the word and its Zen Buddhist meaning In the Zen meaning, rather than a general lack of knowledge, ignorance […]

Ignorance with desire/attachment/clinging (I want), dislike/hatred (I don’t want) is one of the so-called 3 poisons causing our negativities called suffering.   There is a difference between ignorance in the common sense, and its Zen Buddhist meaning. In the Zen Buddhist sense of the word, rather than a general lack of knowledge, ignorance means our illusions, […]

An attachment is an emotional bond +/- physical that is created between the Self and its image with something /somebody. All living beings have attachments, and we cannot deny, escape nor eliminate them because we need them, and because they are part of our genuine and social entity. Buddhist teachings identify extreme attachment such as […]

Proper Effort  Proper effort is the sixth step on the Noble Eightfold Path, part of the mental discipline category. It’s about bringing steady, balanced energy to our practice and our daily lives. In this context, the mind is like a garden. With proper effort, we: The Buddha described four aspects of proper effort, and they […]