Much of Zen Buddhism is purposely paradoxical and riddled with absurdities. Its purpose is not to get you to think, but to get you to NOT THINK. The ludicrous language that often characterizes Zen poetry is designed to shatter your egoic, conceited notions of knowing, well, anything. This leaves you Read more…
How are you going to really wrap your head around something that you can’t put into words? Well, you inherently can’t. Those mysterious inklings that you subtly feel, but can’t quite express, are vague phantasms floating right outside of your realm of possibility. The envelope of your reality, the outer Read more…
In our modern Western culture, the word “surrender” is thought of as negative. The basic definition of surrender is “to yield to the power of another.” It has become synonymous with giving up and viewed as an irrevocable display of weakness. But, contrary to popular belief, the act of surrender Read more…
When your body, mind and spirit are in harmony, an intrinsic sense of well-being permeates the totality of your existence. However, this harmony of self is a perpetual balancing act. Neglect any layer of yourself and the others become compromised as well. Think of yourself as a bicycle. Your physical Read more…
While I was in the shower this morning, I found myself getting annoyed and worked up… I recently broke up with the woman I was dating. So I was grappling with my ego and mulling over the past. Realizing that I had created this negative mental spiral, I asked myself Read more…
The meandering path through the lush green of the woods served as a walking meditation for me. I was deeply immersed, steeped into the sweet nectar of the moment. Each of my senses took its turn to be heightened and fully appreciated. The scenery transformed into high definition, becoming absolutely Read more…
We live in a three-dimensional reality And experience it through the filter of five senses We merely see a sliver of the spectrum of light We only hear a small slice of the scale of sound If we cannot perceive something If we cannot measure something Does that mean it Read more…
As humans, we tend to learn best through metaphor. That’s why the most profound spiritual texts are gloriously allegorical. To leverage this effect, I came up with an illuminating metaphor for the mind, body and spirit: Life is a voyage and you are the captain of your vessel. Life is Read more…