Tag: uplifting
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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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Don’t Burn Out. Glow: Zen Drop 018
Read time 1 minute. Avoid burnout by aligning and flowing with what is. The moon is not ablaze.It reflects.That doesn’t make it lesser.That makes it inexhaustible. It gives off light,but only because it’s in the right position.It doesn’t strain.Or shine by force.It shines by facing the source. That’s alignment. No grind.No burnout.Just presence,and a clear view of…
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You’re So Awesomeness: Zen Drop 019
Read time 2 minutes. Awesomeness isn’t something you become—it’s a field you inhabit. Next time someone says, “You’re awesome,”you might think:Really? That’s it? That’s all you got?I mean… don’t say that out loud. That’s kind of a dick move. But seriously—“Awesome” doesn’t even cover it.You’re not just awesome. You’re the whole damn field of super-awesomeness itself.…
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The Studio Season 1: Kool-Aid Man Is Not-Not Zen 003 (Oh Yeah)
Read time 3 minutes. What Seth Rogen’s The Studio Season 1 gets right about creative pressure, and, of course, Kool-Aid Man. In Season 1 of The Studio, Seth Rogen is struggling to straddle the line between making money and making great art.Between maintaining creative integrity and keeping the theaters open. Of course, we’re not going to…
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Silliness: The Wisdom And Presence Of Playfulness
Read time 4 minutes. Silliness as presence. Lately I’ve been hearing a car commercial with Elaine Stritch singing “Are You Having Any Fun?” Maybe you’ve heard it too—it’s hard to miss. The song is striking in its playfulness, but also loaded with wisdom: “Are you having any fun… laughs?” Or the sharper question: “Who cares for what you’ve got if…
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“Yes and” Zen: Say Yes. Better Yet, Say Less
Read time 3 minutes. ‘Yes and’ Zen is a stand alone article in our series regarding Acceptance. Joseph Campbell once asked Sri Krishnamenon, “Since in Hindu thinking all the universe is divine, is a manifestation of divinity itself, how can we say ‘no’ to anything in the world—how can we say ‘no’ to brutality, to stupidity, to…
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Roses and Thorns: “Me,” The Great Troublemaker
Read time 3 minutes. A new perspective we can take when walking amidst the garden, roses and thorns. At first glance, this lesson may sound like it is about optimism over pessimism. There is some of that here, but let us take it a step deeper. When we walk into a garden, our attention naturally…