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Zen and Worry: A Simple Way Back to Yourself — Buddha artwork
Zen and Worry: A Simple Way Back to Yourself
A Zen reflection on calling yourself back, sitting with difficulty, and meeting the present moment. 続きを読む...
Warm white flower artwork with the title Zen and Letting Go: Are You More Than This Moment?
Zen and Letting Go: Are You More Than This Moment?
A reflection on Zen self-study, temporary expressions of true nature, and forgetting the self, accompanied by two humorous illustrations. 続きを読む...
Everyday Zen: Does Practice Have to Feel Special?
Everyday Zen: Does Practice Have to Feel Special?
A reflection on ordinary practice at Eiheiji, compassion without expectations, and appreciating a flower without needing to possess it. 続きを読む...
Zen Self-Understanding: When Guidance Becomes Dependence
Zen Self-Understanding: When Guidance Becomes Dependence
Explore Zen self-understanding, the role of a teacher, and why guidance should help you become independent rather than attached to a teaching. 続きを読む...
Zen Practice: When Being Right Gets in the Way
Zen Practice: When Being Right Gets in the Way
Explore a Zen teaching on fixed views, conflict, and choosing a practice that suits you while staying honest about its limitations. 続きを読む...
Ink scholar holding a book beside the title Zen Practice: How to Begin Again When Motivation Fades
Zen Practice: How to Begin Again When Motivation Fades
A Soto Zen reflection on just sitting, meeting discouragement, accepting guidance, and beginning again without chasing a special experience. 続きを読む...
Let Things Unfold Naturally — smiling monk and persimmons
Zen Non-Attachment: Can You Learn from the Past and Let It Go?
Learn from yesterday without holding on to it. A reflection on Zen non-attachment, generosity and making room for fresh action today. 続きを読む...
Zen Generosity: How Much Does a Gift Need to Be? beside an ink painting of a seated bearded figure
Zen Generosity: How Much Does a Gift Need to Be?
A single leaf, a few words, a bridge: a Zen reflection on the value of small offerings and creating without possessiveness. 続きを読む...
Zen Practice: When Knowing Is Not the Same as Living — seated figure holding a cup beside incense
Zen Practice: When Knowing Is Not the Same as Living
A reflection on simple Zen practice, the value of familiar teachings, and the distance between knowing an idea and living it. 続きを読む...
Warm ink painting of a bearded figure riding a golden gourd, beside a Zen non-attachment headline
Zen Non-Attachment: Can You Finish a Task and Let It Go?
A Zen reflection on giving one task your full attention, noticing comparison, and releasing the need to keep claiming what you have done. 続きを読む...
Warm gold illustration of a robed figure riding a fish, with the title The Sound of One Hand
The Sound of One Hand: A Zen Lesson in Listening Without Straining
A Zen reflection on the sound of one hand, the habit of searching for special experiences, and listening with less strain. 続きを読む...
Zen Practice: Make an Effort Without Needing to Prove Yourself
Zen Practice: Make an Effort Without Needing to Prove Yourself
A reflection on right effort in Zen, releasing pride, and practicing without turning every moment into a personal achievement. 続きを読む...