Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Self-help, Spirituality, Well-being, Zen

Patience: More Than a Virtue

There is no such thing as an impatient Zen Master. While the above statement may seem obvious, for me it … Continue reading Patience: More Than a Virtue

Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Self-help, Zen

The Path of Wisdom: Determining the Best Course of Action

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” ― Albert Einstein In the … Continue reading The Path of Wisdom: Determining the Best Course of Action

Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Self-help, Well-being, Zen

The Path of Wisdom: Parenting the Inner Child

“It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.” – George R. R. Martin Before we get … Continue reading The Path of Wisdom: Parenting the Inner Child

Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Self-help, Spirituality, Well-being, Zen

Embracing the Shadow Child

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” – Siddhartha Gautama In the post … Continue reading Embracing the Shadow Child

Mindfulness, Psychology, Self-help, Spirituality, Well-being, Zen

Every-Minute Zen

We’ve previously discussed the important role that attention plays in the practice of Zen, but what follows is one of … Continue reading Every-Minute Zen

Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Self-help, Spirituality, Well-being, Zen

Let Go, Let Go, Let Go

In Letting Go: The Path to Peace we looked at how important it is to develop the ability to let … Continue reading Let Go, Let Go, Let Go

Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Zen

The Zen Cycle

In my first post Practical Zen in a Nutshell we saw that Zen, when boiled down to its essential elements, consists … Continue reading The Zen Cycle

Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Zen

Tenderheartedness

In the post, Our True Nature, we looked at how, at our core, we are beings whose essential nature is … Continue reading Tenderheartedness

Haiku, Mindfulness, poetry, Zen

575 Haiku Place

Having looked at the rather weighty subject of impermanence in the last post, Impermanence and Gratitude, I’d like to move … Continue reading 575 Haiku Place

Mindfulness, Relationships, Zen

Impermanence and Gratitude

“It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in … Continue reading Impermanence and Gratitude