Only impermanence is permanent Asked what was the most important message of his 50 years of teaching, the Buddha, without hesitation, replied to these words. “Everything is transient, work diligently to appreciate and experience your impermanence.” It was his last words a few minutes before dying from mushroom poisoning. As Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki […]
The secret of life is to die before we die Death will evaporate if you don’t be too attached to all that stuff that is not the real you. What is not you is how your ego is defining itself, and what your mind-driven self-talk is saying. Examples: Possessions, the work you do, social status […]
The impossible task of doing nothing. Zen says: “Doing nothing is doing something called nothing.” How often you are doing nothing? Never because: We have mandatory duties of all sorts all day long. On top of it, we are creating our abusive to-do list, and engaging in ongoing multi-tasking. Our body and mind […]
The Second Noble Truth Part 1 In the First Noble Truth, the Buddha explained about Dukkha. Whether we call it suffering, disatisfactoriness, or uneasiness, the fact is that Dukkha is pervasive, life comes with painful challenges and difficulties for everyone. What causes Dukkha? In the Second Noble Truth, the Buddha explains that tanha is the […]
Don’t swallow your own poison pill The Buddha defines the First Noble Truth as “ Life is suffering “meaning unhappiness, dissatisfaction, or any other negative feelings. “Noble” means genuine, true, real, or ruth. He calls the causes of suffering “the 3 poisons”. They are: desires, hatred, and Ignorance better called Illusion/Delusions. We talked about it […]
Meditation: misinformation & fake news Part II Meditation is fun. Meditation is neither fun nor boring. Meditation is what it is. Judging the quality of your meditation must be avoided since struggling is the norm and a source of quitting. Sitting is the only way to meditate.Any still body posture including the position of the […]
Misinformation & fake news about mindfulness-based meditation Part I Here is a list of the most common fake news and misinformation regarding meditation. Found online, the list is not exhaustive and not in any specific order. The main purpose of practicing meditation is to suppress thoughts: No The main purpose is to tame, then, eventually, […]
The perfect CRYSTAL BALL The human mind is the greatest crystal ball. It has no match. Besides mandatory planning such as our social and professional activities, our mind is in dreaming states most of the time, wandering mostly in the fictional future, sometimes in the fictional past, and very seldom in the existing present moment, […]
Where is your mind? Most often our mind wanders in fictional thoughts, feelings, past, or future because dreaming is more attractive if not exciting than just doing ordinary, dull stuff such as drinking a cup of tea, being in the shower, or commuting your car. Bringing mind and body together in the present moment: Being […]
Awakening Main attributes toward equanimity, and eventually Awakening Part 2 To be awakened in its Eastern philosophical root means not to be a daydreamer that is to realize that our mind is the greatest illusionist of all time. The practice of meditation is the best tool not to be trapped in its tricks. Here is […]
