Tag: quotation
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Keep It Simple, Gorgeous: Zen Drop 017
Read time 1 minute. The beautiful simplicity of Zen practice. You’ve probably heard:“Keep it simple, stupid.”Which is… charming, I guess.But also—pretty harsh. I mean, really:“I’m trying to keep it simple, Jerko.You think I like making things more difficult?” And bingo.There it is. Because most of the time, it’s not the task that’s difficult.(Okay—a lot of the time.)It’s…
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Wednesday Addams Is Not-Not Zen: 004 (Even in Season 2)
Read time 2 minutes. In season 2, Wednesday Addams sharpens stillness like a blade. This is the first installment in our ongoing Goth Zen series. Some say she’s morbid. Others say she’s just Wednesday. Underneath it all, a deeper truth—Death is beauty unfolding. Silence as strength “I’m most comfortable with uncomfortable silence.” — Wednesday Addams…
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A New Model of Reality: No Before, No After—Only Now, Vibing
Read time 11 minutes. The final article in the series regarding a new model of reality. A shift is here. We’ve been exploring a new way of seeing reality, and today’s lesson marks a turning point. It’s a bridge between the old perspective and the new one. This article itself is highly emblematic of that…
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The Nature of Ego: Echoes Without a Cause
Read time about 3 minutes. Explore the nature of ego, identity and reality. This stand alone article is part of our new model of reality series. What is the nature of ego?And what does Joseph Goldstein mean when he says,“…thoughts themselves are the thinker”? The 5 Phantoms of the Ego tells us ego is a mirage—a…
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AwakeWide: Zen Drop 014
Read time about 1 minute. AwakeWide into presence that expands without limit. Trying to be a Zen master?Trying to master the moment? Don’t master the moment—meet it.AwakeWide. No matter what you call the practice, that is the practice.Approach it. Embrace it. Enjoy it. Awareness alone does not guarantee transformation.But awareness takes you to the edge.When you get…
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The Origin of Self-Awareness: The Mirror Cracks
Read time 3 minutes. The first movement in the valley. The echo begins to stir. The origin of self-awareness. This stand alone article is part of our new model of reality series. We’ve been building a new model of reality—steadily, one insight at a time.This article returns to the beginning.Or rather, the beginning of beginning: the…
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From Clarity to Conflict: The Five Phantoms of Ego
Read time 6 minutes. How distinction gives rise to the phantoms of ego—and the illusion of self is born. This stand alone article is part of our new model of reality series. 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…
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More Than Two: Distinction, Duality, and the Illusion of Conflict
Read time 3 minutes. Distinction and division are not the same thing. Duality gives rise to division and, more importantly, opposition. This stand alone article is part of our new model of reality series. Zen teachings often warn of the imperfection of words. These warnings typically point to the limits of language when trying to describe what…
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Stillness and the Path To Transformation: The Butterfly Cause
Read time 2 minutes. In this article we explore the benefits of embracing quietude and stillness. Caterpillars, butterflies and transformation. This metaphor is a bit tired, a bit worn out. It needs, yes, some new life. There is a bridge between the old and the new, the familiar and the unknown. That bridge is not…