FEAR: A Zen Perspective FEAR: A Zen PerspectiveBuddha soon after Enlightenment, stated some noble principles and the first one is that everything in thisworld is impermanent. Unfortunately, we are attached to these impermanent changing things/people, whichleads to our suffering. Fear is another word for suffering and it results because we are afraid of losing what […]
Let me try to explain this metaphor: From the bottom up: The cup of the lamp is our material body. The oil is our restless mind. The wick is our ego. The flame is the end result of the ego. How does it work? Our non-stop thinking […]
Gratitude Gratitude, as a quality of the heart, often escapes me. Like most people, I usually get carried away by the demands of everyday life, the endless to-do lists, the ongoing planning, and my over-active, problem-solving mind. Seldom do I stop and experience gratitude, and yet, I don’t think I’m alone in feeling as though […]
