The way it works is simple: Simply observe your own reactions to any negative feedback. If someone cuts me off in traffic, if someone tells me that my anger often seems inappropriate for the situation, or if I’m told that I’m being stubborn, that I’m not listening, that I’m not “hearing” someone of the feelings […]
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Healthy Mind Before Zen Mind
I was so deeply convinced I knew myself and had a healthy mind, and was gifted with a mind bright enough to intellectualize my way through my own delusion for years. It wasn’t until I was in a place I never dreamed I would be; I found myself in such continual pain because of an […]
What is Practice?
Perhaps the best way to describe Practice is to begin with a simple metaphor: There’s only so much we can do to get a seed to sprout and transform into a plant. And what we’re really doing for that seed is creating the conditions that will help it grow more than anything else. It’s the […]
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Before reading anything else, perhaps check out MyZEN 101 to get a feel for whether the information here might be for you. If that resonates with you, then I encourage you to explore more. Start anywhere that feels good to you; there is no specific order of events beyond a few basics that may help get […]