Tag: distress
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The Bear: Season 4 Is Not-Not Zen—002
Season 4 of The Bear explores chaos, dissonance, and the search for balance. Read time: 3 minutes. In season 4 of The Bear, the clock is always ticking down to zero—and never ticking at all. “I’ll see you tomorrow,” says Carmy.“Tomorrow is today,” replies Cousin. At one point, Philip K. Dick is arbitrarily quoted: “Everything in…
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Uncle Bob, Zen, and the Leftovers – A Micro Zen Practice
Micro Zen Practice?It’s just this simple: MindfulRebellion Want the entire story? Read: Practice Takes Practice: Energy Awareness.
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Practice Takes Practice: Energy Awareness
Read time approximately 3 minutes. Learn a simple yet powerful energy awareness practice that helps you break the emotional feedback loop. Ahead lies a deceptively simple practice.But it only works if you’re willing—truly willing—to stop fighting what is.You don’t have to like what’s happening.You do have to stop arguing with it.Perhaps you find yourself struggling…
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Every Ping Is Every Ping: Zen Drop 010
Read time under a minute. You’re not overwhelmed.You’re overconnected.Too many signals. Each ping deceives.Each ping invites.Every ping:the trap and the trail. Stillness isn’t silence.It’s signal clarity. Go wireless.Discord.Get connected. Explore More: There are many ways to gain more signal clarity. Try this mindful listening game for starters.
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From Clarity to Conflict: The Five Phantoms of Ego
How distinction gives rise to the phantoms of ego—and the illusion of self is born. Read time approx. 6 minutes. We’ve already laid the groundwork. Unfiltered Vision introduced the nature of pure perception—non-dual and transparent. In our exploration of distinction, we saw how the unbiased separation of interwoven aspects of a single movement begins to morph into the…
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Zen Drop 009: Start Zen Revolution Redux
Read time about 1 minute What’s this nonsense—StartZenRevolution?Is this for real, or is it a joke?Some kind of meme in pseudo-meditation… or a cynical slogan smuggling stillness?Which do you dismiss? Lost at sea in a promotional barrage of instant gratification, capitalism offers us an unspoken product line: Forgetfulness. The world sells you comfort. But something real…
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Something Remembered: Zen Drop 008
What is it about touching stillnessthat feels peacefully familiar? 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. Nothing added. Nothing gained. Everything changed.Peacefully familiar. Stillness remembers…
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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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Triumph And Disaster Or Uncompromising Truth: One Or The Other
Right now there are some folks out there that feel like the world is ending. There are also just about as many people out there that believe they are on top of that world. Occasionally I find the need to have what I playfully call a come to Buddha conversation. This lesson is for those who are…
