An expression of silence Have you ever try to listen to silence for a few minutes? If not try it because it is a wonderful exercise to teach your mind how to rest and be ...quiet J. What is quiet outside becomes quiet inside because our mind listens to “nothing” and does […]
Grasping a red coal The Buddha ( nickname = the awakened one ) said ~ 2500 years ago: “Holding anger is like grasping a red coal with the intent of throwing it back at the source of your anger. You are the only one to get burn”. “ Holding onto anger is like drinking […]
The precepts: The core ethical code of Zen Buddhism is known as the five precepts onto which 5 others are added. All of them are the distillation of Zen Buddhism existential principles dominated by “NOT HARM SELF, NOT HARM OTHERS” To live is to act ethically, and our actions can have either harmful or beneficial […]
A happy little cloud Even alone, and lost in the immensity of the blue sky this little cloud has realized that in fact he is far more than an insignificant and transient tiny cloud.
Read the transcript on stress management:
We are adding words once a while as we feel like it. Thanks. Ven. Ji Gong Sunim. Awakening: To be awake = To focus = To concentrate. See meditation Brain vs. mind: Think about a computer. Brain = Hardware & Mind = Software. Consciousness: To be aware of = To focus = To pay attention […]
Eastern medicine considers mind and body as one but its Western counterpart continues to be very dualistic and sees mind and body as 2 separate entities. Zen Buddhism cannot differentiate mind from body despite the appearance. In fact we all know that chronic pain (body) greatly affects our emotions (mind) and chronic anxiety or depression […]
Thoughts are little voices produced nonstop by our mind. Zen talks about “thinking zombie” or “day sleep walking”. Have you ever tried not to think for 10sec.? Or even 2 sec.? Or even 1 sec.? Impossible. The mind produces thoughts like the sun produces light.
If our ego is too small we cannot function properly. If our ego is too big it is harmful (high cliff) and we suffer from chasing indefinitely power, fame, pride, love, intelligence, recognition, pleasure, etc... The solution? Balancing the too small and the too big by walking the Middle Way. Questions?....just ask. Thoughtlessly yours. […]
