Tag: Absolute
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Authentic Experience: Radical Acceptance and Absolute Freedom
Read time 4 minutes. Authentic Experience is a stand alone article in our series regarding Acceptance Today we return to the theme of radical acceptance. In doing so, several related ideas emerge: experience, purpose, freedom, and identity. A Zen mindset frames these differently than we are used to. Instead of “personal experience,” Zen speaks of authentic experience.…
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Progress Inaction: The Tao of Not-Doing
Read time 2 minutes. Progress inaction is a stand alone article in our continuing series, Addition Through Subtraction. Let’s continue our exploration of the wisdom of inaction—what Eastern philosophy often calls not-doing. When we think of progress, we usually picture cause and effect: If I study, I’ll get good grades, which will lead to success. Action…