What is consciousness? A Zen perspective Historically and still up to now, many of our greatest minds in philosophy, sciences, theology, A.I, have tried to explain the origin and mechanism of human consciousness (see ref.). They end-up with hundreds  of different theories and explanations proving that none of them is currently satisfactory. Explaining consciousness through […]

The art of doing nothing  Part 2: what to do when getting bored? When boredom strikes: We feel some void and the negative feeling of being uncomfortable, unproductive, useless, impatient, restless or even lazy in the current moment. When there’s nothing stimulating, flashy,, distracting or even work, we experience the urge to seek distractions a.s.a.p. […]

 The art of doing nothing: Part 1 what is boredom, and what is triggering it? The negative impacts of being bored:                                                                     […]

Proper Mindfulness  Proper mindfulness, the seventh step of the Noble Eightfold Path, belongs to the category of mental discipline, along with proper effort and proper concentration. In everyday language, mindfulness, as defined by Webster’s dictionary, means “the quality of being mindful, bearing in mind; aware.” In this sense, it refers to attentiveness, keeping something in […]