What is contentment?  A Zen perspective  Contentment in Zen is a quiet, unconditional “acceptance" with things , events, and people whatever good or bad they are.Contentment arises when judgment, comparison, clinging , resistance , aversion drop away and life is allowed to be just as it is in the current moment.  It has nothing to […]

Touching Peace in Everyday Life Every year, as the New Year approaches, we send and receive messages wishing health, prosperity, and peace. In a world filled with rushing, distractions, and competition, these words can feel like empty clichés. Health can be pursued by caring for our bodies and attending to our needs. Prosperity, we’re good […]

Mindful eating  We eat every day, but often we’re not really present while eating. It’s common to eat while standing at the counter, rushing through a snack, scrolling on our phones, watching TV, or eating without really noticing what’s in front of us. We follow endless food rules and are constantly told what, how much, […]

As far as Zen is concerned, serenity has nothing to do with some sort of blissful state where everything is peaceful, rosy, cheerful, and happiness runs 24/7. It will never happen.  Serenity is a state of mind; it appears when equanimity is achieved, and stress level under control.  It means you are able to maintain […]

According to neuroscience, including imaging, our mind is processing around 110,000thoughts/feelings 24/7.Their contents, representing around 50 to 70 Gigabytes of data,* are a blend of factual, concrete realities(R), and virtual ones (VR).How much reality vs. fiction is produced? ……VR seems to be the dominant output.Does this ratio Reality / Fiction affect our societal , emotional […]