Category: Zen Drops
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Something Remembered: Zen Drop 008
Read time 1 minute. Something remembered. What spiritual amnesia forgot. What is it about touching stillnessthat feels PeacefullyFamiliar? You don’t need to wait to get present.Presence is already here. Mini-awakenings are a slight return.The ache with no villain longs for a complete return. And that’s why we practice. Spiritual practice is remembering—remembering not to forget.…
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Something Forgotten: Zen Drop 007
Read time 1 minute. On spiritual amnesia, something forgotten, 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…
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RebelWhisper: Zen Drop 006
Read time 1 minute. A RebelWhisper sharpens stillness like a blade. 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…
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No Walls?: Zen Drop 005 SelfDisrupt Revisited
Read time 1 minute. Busting down the illusory walls and the status quo. Zen Drop 004: SelfDisrupt 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…
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SelfDisrupt: Zen Drop 004
Read time 1 minute. SelfDisrupt is a call to action. Do the work. If yo want peace, deserve it. 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…
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Lightbulbing: Zen Drop 003
Read time 1 minute. Lightbulbing is a playful take on the nature of being. 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…
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Be Here Now: Zen Drop 002
Read time 1 minute. Presence is a part of everything. Be here now to experience it. 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…
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Everything Happens: Zen Drop 001
Read time about 2 seconds. Can we go from ‘everything happens for a reason’ to simply, ‘everything happens?’ 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.)…