EGO: Part 3  Zen approach to deal with our ego A common misconception is that Zen requires you to "kill" the ego. Zen masters smile at this, because trying to kill the ego is the ultimate ego trip—it’s just the ego fighting itself. Instead, it invites you not to fight your ego but  to observe […]

EGO Part 2  Ego : A schizophrenic beast.  The good and the bad. Contrary to what most people think, Zen is not trying to eliminate the ego from our life. It does not make any sense. Being non-dualistic, or trying to be, Zen sees the ego as a critical component of our identity, but, as […]

Physical & mental unrests during meditation Physical  and emotional unrests are unavoidable during meditation. They are not signs of  weakness, or obstacles to overcome, but as an opportunity to learn to shift from negatively  to witnessing,  accepting , and letting them go.  It is very important to remember that body and mind are ONE in […]

Be Here Now Picture this: we've just finished a meditation session,the bell goes off, we get up from our cushion and move on with our day. Yet even in that brief transition, from the cushion to daily life, we may have already lost touch with the breath and the presence we cultivated during meditation. Awareness […]