Why is it so hard to meditate every day? Part I ( Next: part II: How to create a daily routine.) We always make time for zillions of things that we have to do everyday because they are mandatory, such as eating, showering, driving, working, reading, etc. In other words, they are daily priorities.    […]

  The 4 SEALS  Part 1 SUFFERING  They are called seals because they are the landmarks of Buddha's 50 years of verbal teaching.     SUFFERING, IMPERMANENCE, NO-SELF and NIRVANA. They represent the 4 standing pillars of  Zen philosophy & practice. Everything else depends on them.These words seem weird, complex and esoteric but we will see […]

    Feeling being a victim : a Zen perspective One of the purposes of Zen practice is to offer an open heart to self and around us. But It is not easy to open up our own hearts, to open to the “I, me, myself, and mine”. The breakdown of any situation where you feel being […]

 What is your problem?   or dealing with our negativities “Problem” means that you are dwelling on an event, a situation or a person that is perceived negatively meaning generating a negative emotional response  such as pain, anger, regret, etc.. Problems are small, gigantic, last a few min., few hours, a few years or forever. […]