It’s very common to hear people say that, in meditation, we must quieten or silence the mind and search within for answers. Yet according...

What is Wabi-Sabi? The Japanese view of life embraced a simple aesthetic 
that grew stronger as inessentials were eliminated
 and trimmed...

"In the Beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few" In his book, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu...

In his book, "Zen Mind, Beginners Mind", Shunryu Suzuki talks about Mindfulness and how our mind and our thinking is made complicated by...

I have a fondness for distressed objects. Weathered, worn or rusted, a chip or a crack in a thing has never bothered me much and, to me,...

I have an immense appreciation of mindfulness meditation because it gives me the ability to focus on what's happening right in front of...

Although is possible to side-step the complexities and nadirs of life, this only provides a frail illusion of inner peace, fragile and...

offering (noun) a thing offered, especially as a gift or contribution. David Brazier writes an article on Mindfulness and reciting (the...

"Speech is blasphemy, silence is a lie. Beyond speech and silence is the way out." --- I-tuan - 250AD Speech is a violation and silence...

There is an Zen phrase which is sometimes used: “Do not make anything ” In meditation this means do not add anything to merely sitting...

A short, 2 minute clip of a wonderful teaching by Sad Guru Jaddi Vasudev on why not to take yourself or what you do too seriously ... I...

Listening by Zen Master Dae Gak "I've been studying Chinese characters. There is something disheartening about studying Chinese...

What is a koan? I’m sure you’ve heard a koan described as a device or method used in Zen meditation as an aid to achieving enlightenment....

PERHAPS I have chosen a peculiar subject for this article. How can one who does not hear a sound contrast noise with silence? Most people...

I have often heard people say: "I can't meditate, I can't sit still or empty my mind." Sometimes new students say that It seems as if,...