Zazen is a particular kind of meditation, unique to Zen, that functions centrally as the very heart of the practice. In fact, Zen Buddhists are generally known as the “meditation Buddhists.” Basically, zazen is the study of the self. via Zen Mountain Monastery: Zen Meditation Instructions.
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Zazen Meditation Instructions
Posted in Centred, Meditation on 09/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Buddhist Parable about the Mind
Posted in Centred on 08/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Handling The Troublesome Mind A Buddhist story about freeing oneself from the tyranny of thoughts, paving way for a silent mind. A short story about leading one from the mind to the no mind, a state of eternal peace. Gautama Buddha one day asked one of his disciples to beg alms from a certain household [...]
Focus and Flow
Posted in Books, Centred on 07/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Challenge yourself to pause, center, and focus – right now. Allow the flow of your breathing to help you to FOCUS (with the inhalation) and F L O W (with the exhalation) FOCUS…. F L O W… FOCUS…. F L O W…. Allow yourself to vividly experience yourself as a ‘continuum’ of conscious, mindful presence [...]
Serendipity and the Mindfulness Clock
Posted in Centred on 30/12/2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just come across this wonderful article about Serendipity. Now I’m not sure if serendipity occurs purely by chance or if we have a way of calling in and paying attention to those things that interest us. Either way, it is as the author says “Delightful” when it happens and the Mindfulness Clock he links [...]
What you focus on expands
Posted in Centred on 20/12/2009 | 1 Comment »
“My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when I was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the water. He told me to watch the circles created by the stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone person. “You may create lots of [...]
Inner Peace: relationship of oneness
Posted in Centred, Responsive on 20/12/2009 | 2 Comments »
“We fear that we are separated and unloved, and that we must be to blame. We mask that fear with anger. When we’re angry at ourself, we split in two. When we’re angry at the Other, we split our pairings into two. Now, if we’re led to step back from the whole dream-picture, we have [...]
Mandala Impressions
Posted in Centred, Expressive on 17/12/2009 | Leave a Comment »
How To Meditate- For Beginners
Posted in Centred on 17/12/2009 | Leave a Comment »
“When thinking about meditation consciousness, etc. only one thought surfaces in my mind. “What lies behind us and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes It has been proved that continuous practice of meditation has intellectual influence on consciousness and the mind. Meditation makes the mind [...]
Jewels by Thich Nhat Hanh There are jewels everywhere in the cosmos – I want to offer you a handful of them this morning. The diamonds I offer will shine through days and nights. Each minute of our life is an individual jewel, Containing sky, earth, river and clouds; You need only breathe gently and [...]
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