Why it is so hard to stay happy all the time? It is a fact: all of us are experiencing mood swings up down, up down, all the time. There are many obvious reasons to be down and depressed such as when a disaster is striking but our mind can be moody even without […]
Here is a great question from Harish Verma, one of our Sat. meditation group. Re your talk on Saturday, I fully understand and agree with the importance of remaining in "the present". I also realize that devoting your attention to the past and the future can sap away the dynamism and vitality you need for […]
Present moment: why it is important? 2500 years old Zen Buddhism and now modern medical research are stressing the beneficial impacts of living in the present moment and be mindful to its various components. What is the present moment? It is just now, not 3 min. before, not five min. after. Based on […]
Do you know why it is so hard to stay happy all the time"? 1) Maybe it is because we refuse to accept then let go of the things that make us sad, angry, jealous, resentful and worried and for which there is almost no solution. Accepting is not failing, it […]
Awakening: what is it exactly? Siddharta Gautama nickname the Buddha was born on 623 BCE. He was the son of a local king near the current border of India and Nepal. This […]
Meditation: How do I know I am progressing? The purpose of meditation is to improve our quality of life that is 1) being able to have a better control of our stress and 2) to control our restless […]
Be careful about Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD in psychiatry )! The "past you" is dead and the "future you" is not born yet. Only the "present you" is alive and real. Don't let your mind splitting yourself all the time in many fictional templates /avatars . The "present you" is the purest form of awakening. […]
Love & Attachment: a Zen perspective Which constitute true and genuine love? Contrary to others spiritual sources, Zen Buddhist literature does not specifically answer this question but rather look at the attributes and attitudes of what the practice should be and what attachment means. In the […]
Our mind is a 24/7movie theater One of the best ways to explain how our mind works is t use the analogy of a movie theater. When we are watching the giant screen in the dark, we are almost totally absorbed by the story, plot, characters, script, sound, music, momentum and special effects. […]
Letting go vs. clinging : our mental banana traps “Letting go”. 2 words which carry an automatic negative meaning such as “giving up”, cowardice and even failure. To let go without resisting with a good fight is simply not acceptable in our secular Western society. Obviously there are situations where resisting and fighting […]
