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Not the River Beside You — The River As You
Read time 2 minutes. Everything moving through you is you. The River As You is a stand alone article in our Spiritual Immersion series. Why do so many teachings whisper presence and oneness—then turn around and say: Step outside your thoughts. They aren’t you. Such teachings are half-truths.Training wheels.They get the ball rolling. In Sometimes the Flood, we saw
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Calming Breath Practice: Tongue Tricks and Tranquility Juice
Read time 3 minutes. A calming breath practice or three to help dissolve the ego. Long before I knew much about Zen, I stumbled upon an interesting practice. One night, for reasons I can’t remember, I tried to imitate Tibetan throat singing with childlike sincerity. The deep rumble filled me until it felt like my
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Fuhgeddaboudit: Zen Drop 20—The Undeniable Presence of No One in Particular
Read time 1 minute. When you let it go and fuhgeddaboudit, you embody the undeniable presence of no one in particular. I seem to have forgotten something.I have to remember. What did I come in here for?What was I about to say? It’s on the tip of my tongue. What is this nagging feeling?I just
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Stillness As Depth: Holding Emotion Without Being Overwhelmed
Read time 2 minutes. Stillness As Depth is a stand alone article in our Spiritual Immersion series. In Sometimes the Flood, we saw that the flood can cleanse.Sometimes the flood can bowl you over. But nothing overtakes youwhen you know you are largerthan what moves through you. People confuse stillness with shutdown.With numbness.With some get your Zen on
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Emotional Overwhelm: Sacred Letting Go | Sometimes the Flood
Read time 2 minutes. Emotional Overwhelm is a stand alone article in our Spiritual Immersion series. There are things we think we can’t do without.People we think we can’t live without.And then—without a sound—they’re gone. You feel it in your chest. In your throat.That moment right before the tears.Like your body—your whole world—is a held breath. We
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Holding Your Breath For Unconditional Presence
Read time under a minute. Holding Your Breath For Unconditional Presence is an introductory article for our Spiritual Immersion series. Seed #1 — Waiting for Perfect We’re holding our breath.Waiting for the perfect moment.As if stillness will make it arrive. But life doesn’t wait with us.It moves on—slipping past the pause we’re clinging to. The
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SacredEffort: The Power of Devotion (When No One’s Watching)
Read time under a minute. Zen practice transforms all effort into SacredEffort. Ever wonder if it matters?If anyone’s watching? Some routines are just ruts.They disappear over time.But some…Some are sacred.You keep doing them even when no one thanks you.Even when nothing changes. Even when you’re questioning your faith. Because you remember what it means.And that
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Feeling Free All the Time: The Oh Yeah State of Mind
Read time 2 minutes. Feeling Free All the Time is the first stand alone article in our Spiritual Immersion series. Back in The Studio Season 1, I was talking about the Kool-Aid Man, Randy Savage, and Slim Jims. I left you with a promise: there’s a connection here. And so… Obviously, the whole “Oh Yeah”
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What Comes After Awesomeness?
Welcome to Greatfruit Zen Mind.You just scanned a Pocketful of Zen card. You’re not just awesome. It’s like there’s this great jacuzzi in the sky.And we’re all invited. (Hmm, that’s not quite right. 🤔) Here’s the full article → You’re So Awesomeness.Or maybe you came here looking for something more. The world’s drowning us in