Friday Tea-time . . . the zen tea destressing art – “maybe, maybe not” | A Zen Story [Koan]

Friday tea time again this week, and time to take time out for our de-stressing tea-way ritual. Today I’m continuing the focus on guidance for your contemplation and the zen tea way . . .  I found this short zen story on the tale of the Chinese farmer told by Alan Watts, most usually taughtContinue reading “Friday Tea-time . . . the zen tea destressing art – “maybe, maybe not” | A Zen Story [Koan]”

“Not-Xmas” – zen of seeking comfort in times of sadness

The zen of “not a . . . . christmas for all of us” | a religion, a family tradition, a way of life does not suit all of us and we may not have been born into a family that truly accepts us for the true being we are. I write mainly about myContinue reading ““Not-Xmas” – zen of seeking comfort in times of sadness”

Wednesday Wisdoms | Voice of Men | wisdoms . . . for our growth: Swami Vivekananda “sisters and brothers” 1893 Chicago

  Swami Vivekananda’s teaching: I left the Wednesday slot on the Blog free purposefully, intuitively wanting to know what would “flow in”. Wisdom is what seems to want to flow . . . but maybe not every Wednesday, so maybe there’ll be a blog or post of some kind, and maybe not. As long asContinue reading “Wednesday Wisdoms | Voice of Men | wisdoms . . . for our growth: Swami Vivekananda “sisters and brothers” 1893 Chicago”

Tuesday Teachings – thrive | Meditation #3 : Physicality . . . astonishing power and healing

The Astonishing Power of Meditation to Heal This is the third part in this series today [links to parts 1 and 2 are below] – and we’re focussing on physicality . . . it’s astonishing to know how profoundly Meditation has been healing us since Ancient times.   Physically, one of the ways Meditation healsContinue reading “Tuesday Teachings – thrive | Meditation #3 : Physicality . . . astonishing power and healing”

Sunday Spirituality | . . values and virtue . . . Voice of Suzen zen poetry

~ Zen is not a religion .   it is not merely a philosophy . It is a unique way of living simply . with meditation, values and virtues . Zen has been called “the religion without a god” which respects the divinity within all . . . valuing . harmony . tranquility . purityContinue reading “Sunday Spirituality | . . values and virtue . . . Voice of Suzen zen poetry”