zen

Understanding yourself and help others. What do you think about zen?

Well, I won't elaborate much... I quite honestly like the guy, although his connection with the new-age movement is undeniable. Still, I LOVE to listen to the man talking, he makes lots of sense to me and his voice is quite smooth and relaxing. And he was, for the sake of being fair, an...

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate First, I made a fool of myself by wearing my shoes :p . Then I went and did the intro to meditation meeting. Basically, they explained proper protocol for bowing and sitting. The only instructions for meditation was to count the exhales from one to ten. Then we took...

Hi all, I am now reading some books about Zen Buddhism and the path to the so-called " Enlightenment ". This enlightenment, which is at the center of Buddha` s teachings, should be like a glimpse of light that " enlights " our vision of reality: more pratically, this...

What's the most irritating Zen anecdote you know? R. H. Blythe is packed with examples, but most of them are pretty flat, more boring than exasperating. Okay, I'll start: Two monks were arguing about a flag on a windy day. "Flag is moving!" cried one monk. "No, wind is moving!" cried the...