EGO: How Zen is perceiving our ego? Part 1 In Zen, the ego should not be viewed as an entity to be destroyed; if we try to do so, we will not survive very long. Besides, fighting your ego to make it smaller is another ”ego trip”. Part 2 will be the  ego as the […]

REALITY: ARE WE CREATING IT?  the Zen perspective will answer :yes. That is one of the ultimate questions of philosophy and cognitive science, and the answer depends entirely on how you define the words  “existing, real, fictional, truth”. I will not talk about realities that we experience from our sensorial imputs such as what we […]

I am awareness. I see, yet I am not the light. I witness the candle flame, not the fire; I know the sun, but not its dazzle. The body vibrates, yet I feel no pain. The eardrum moves, yet I do not hear. The subtle breath moves, catching quiet molecules, sending signals to the brain— […]

JUST BEING: What does it mean in Zen philosophy & practice.?   Student: What is the core of Zen philosophy and practice in a few words? “ Just being,” I replyed.  But I am thinking, doing stuff,  I am being”.....as Descartes wrote  replies the student. YES : you are a  non-stop 24/7 thinking / feeling / […]

Buddhism and Zen: what are the differences? Zen is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that developed in 6th-century China from a cultural blending with Taoism & Confusianism. It spread to Vietnam, Korea, and finally Japan. It is called Chan in China and Zen in Japanese  which means meditation. Key Differences in Approach & practice: While […]