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 January 29th, 2009 07:18 AM |
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"The whole world is medicine, what is the illness?"
Leaning Monk When some people suffer they take medication, others seek therapy, many read books or talk to friends. A few, however, become students of Zen. Although much has been made of the connections between Zen and psychology, to really understand Zen healing, it is also necessary to be understand the difference between healing from the Zen and psychological point of view. From the psychological point of view, emo... [Read More] |
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December 2nd, 2008 09:36 AM |
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Loneliness is one of the great problems of our times. Despite being constantly on- line, tuned into virtual reality, the heart needs human contact and warmth. We all have a deep hunger to belong to community or family. Yet, before we can truly feel real connection to others, it is extremely valuable to understand the difference between loneliness and being alone.
When we come together out of fear of being alone, this togetherness is not really satisfying, but often a way to hide from the disc... [Read More] |
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October 29th, 2008 12:42 AM |
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When rough times come, each of us has an intuition of the best way to handle the stress we feel. Rather than listen to all the catastrophic predictions, we stop and first turn within for wisdom and guidance. Implicitly we are asking, is there a way of seeing things differently? And, of course, there always is.
Rather than respond automatically, we are stopping for a moment and discovering a way of looking at the world through fresh eyes. As we do this, not only do we calm down, but often disc... [Read More] |
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October 29th, 2008 12:29 AM |
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No matter what is happening around us, we do not have to react impulsively, but can learn to respond. Giving into automatic negative reactions can become addictive and it's important to learn how to diffuse them. The steps offered here are simple, but powerful. The more we practice them the stronger we become.
Tapping Into Our Fundamental Strength In Zen we say, "Open the treasure house within." This reminds us that we are all endowed with many resources that we're not awar... [Read More] |
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September 10th, 2008 01:51 PM |
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June 3rd, 2008 08:22 AM |
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We all seek ways of becoming balanced and at peace. Unfortunately, most of the time the ease we discover is temporary. As soon as a new situation, or unwanted encounter arises, we are often thrown back into our familiar mode of upset and concern.
Authentic peace of mind, however, is unshakable. No matter what changes appear in our world, we are able to welcome them. Authentic peace of mind is not based upon a series of ideas or beliefs, but is the very heart of who we truly are. When we... [Read More] |
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March 30th, 2008 08:34 AM |
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When we are little we play with toys.Most of life is playing with toys. It's fun, enchanting, passes the time and distracts us from one of our greatest fears - boredom, nothing doing - being no one. When nothing is happening and we're bored we feel empty and dull. When there aren't distractions and entertainment, some don't even know if they're really alive. Many use their time and life s... [Read More] |
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