Category: Zen Drops
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Something Forgotten: Zen Drop 007
On spiritual amnesia and the ache of return So Zen rebels with a whisper.A gentle reminderof something forgotten. “Who are you, really?What is your true nature—before the question?” Even finer than stardust—beyond fine. Why are there self-help books?Why are there meditation retreats?Retreat? From what? Into where? Something has been forgotten—forgotten even of being forgotten. And…
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Rebel Whisper: Zen Drop 006
Zen Drops are telling a story— from self-disruption to whispered rebellion and onto peaceful awareness. When you think of rebellion, what words come to mind? Loud? Outrageous? Riotous? Billy Idol sang,“With a rebel yell, she wants more, more, more.” With a rebel whisper,Zen demands less and less. A whisper commands your attention—but in a different…
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No Walls?: Zen Drop 005 Self Disrupt Revisited
Zen Drop 004—Self Disrupt set the table: cryptic, poetic, but maybe too much so.Take the line: Zen rebels with a whisper: “There were never any walls to begin with.” Is this statement profound—or baffling?Okay, I’ll just say it—what are we even talking about here? Is the suggestion that each day does not come with its own trials…
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Self Disrupt: Zen Drop 004
Each day, we are bombarded by a storm of negativity and destructive forces—and so we seek shelter.Our solution: construct a mental fortress. But what is the true nature of this confinement? Is this a castle or a prison?Is this comfort or dull predictability?Why are you here? You sense that the foundation is not sound.You can feel it shaking.There is a thread…
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Lightbulbing: Zen Drop 003
Today, let’s talk about lightbulbing. (No, I didn’t bump my head.) Consider a lightbulb. Is it the bulb, or is it the light? It’s gotta be the light. But the bulb has form. It is tangible—we can see and hold it. Therefore, it’s real. So it’s gotta be the bulb, not the light… am I right? Yet the light is pure function. It…
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Be Here Now: Zen Drop 002
These 3 little words are seemingly everywhere: Be Here Now…. The mind knows the words. But knowing is not being. Be: No doing. No becoming. The foundation. The Is-ness. No more. No less. Here: Feel the space around you, free of concepts and labels. The sounds, the sights, the aroma. Just notice. Feel where you are. Now: Immediacy.…
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Everything Happens: Zen Drop 001
People love to say, “Everything happens for a reason.” But nobody says, “Shit happens for a reason.” They just say, “Shit happens.” And they’re right. Deep shit happens. It’s completely unreasonable. Greatfruit Zen Mind: No-BS (BS happens.) Explore more What do you think, does everything happen for a reason or does deep shit just happen?…
