One of the most important virtues we need to live consciously, practising and living with zen in our lives, and with a lifestyle as vegetarians or vegans, is compassion. We may need it by the bucketload in going through the changes we face during the next few years: without compassion how can we possibly thrive?Continue reading “Compassion . . . our first step to thriving”
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Breath and Breathing . . . simply breathe and thrive with beginner’s mind
After a month long period of working on creating a new spiritual zen and yoga program, focusing on teaching gentle breath awareness has been wonderful . . . and mainly because awe and wonder come as always in remembering and entering into the beginner’s mind, as we are continually supposed to as zen teachers. Personally,Continue reading “Breath and Breathing . . . simply breathe and thrive with beginner’s mind”
How I Fit Zen Meditation into my Day | Connect, De-stress, Sit
Zen is in the living—your day becomes a daily process of meditation, awareness and awakening . . . when you live simply. Before we get into how I fit meditation into my day with zen . . . let’s get very real about something: we have a daily choice to search for what is goodContinue reading “How I Fit Zen Meditation into my Day | Connect, De-stress, Sit”
The Zen of Getting Reverence into the Life in my Day
Getting reverence into our day, or as I say it “into the life in my day” is the way we radiate out the qualities and values of living with zen to all others [including animals], plants and planet. Zen has been called “the religion without a god” which respects the divinity within all . .Continue reading “The Zen of Getting Reverence into the Life in my Day”
The Why of . . . How Zen Appeals to Me
Getting right to the essence seems right . . . Here’s a bit more of the story . . . I always try to tell a little bit of the story of my journey in zen, always trying to get right to the essence as it might help you on your journey. So here goesContinue reading “The Why of . . . How Zen Appeals to Me”
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