Zen Buddhism considers that all living beings are made of 5 components called aggregates. Matter = our body Perception = our 5 senses Mental= our mental intellectual activity Feelings= our mental emotional activity Consciousness. Consciousness is our fifth aggregate. The last on the list but the most important one. Consciousness is our deeper, genuine, spiritual […]
Outside reality: our 24h dream world A Zen perspective We say that we are dreaming during the night and thinking during the day. Indeed, few times during the day we are truly thinking but it is only when we have to focus on something for a specific task, purpose or decision. But how often […]
Our discomfort zone Outside things that trigger discomfort can be anything: people, events, situations, food. Obviously hought and emotions may also trigger discomfort. Discomfort is a physical and emotional reaction to something, something that we dislike or don’t feel comfortable with. Learning to be comfortable in our discomfort zones is a wonderful […]
During a busy day, it becomes all too easy to focus on the negative. You might feel tired, overworked, and stressed out by all of the conflicting expectations and demands on your time. As a result, negative thoughts can creep into your mind. While we know that thinking positively is better for your state of […]
The Health Benefits of Positive Thinking : Part 2 In recent years, the so-called "power of positive thinking" has gained a great deal of attention thanks to self-help books. While these books often look at positive thinking as a holly grail, medical research has found that there are many real health benefits linked to […]
The following is an edited text sent by Sunil, a member of our Sat. meditation group. At our meetings we keep coming back to consciousness. I feel its important to clear some confusions. Here is a short explanation that may help. Consciousness is an common attribute, property and quality received by all living things rather than […]
Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? In the Buddhist Scriptures: The first Noble Truth: life is suffering. In the second one the causes of suffering are desire, hate and ignorance of realities. The third talks about end of suffering and the forth about how to achieve serenity. Your answer about […]
Self-induced Virtual Reality (VR) If you are looking to buy a VR headset for yourself or as a gift think twice. They are expensive and limited to video games. You don’t have to go on line or at the shop to find a fantastic VR set. Just learn to pay attention, to observe, […]
Practicing awareness is being mind free If someone is asking you:” Did you know that John ha a new job” and you may reply “Yes I am aware of it” Most of the time we are using the words “I am aware” as equivalent to “I know”. But being aware or awareness has […]
Breathing is pressing the pause button on our stream of thoughts The peaceful effect of conscious breathing Based on the most recent 24h neuro imaging, our mind produces around and at least 75,000 thoughts a day. This activity is automatic and subconscious since we do not watch or think continuously that we […]
