Zen Wisdom for Your Everyday Life

So many of us become distraught, thinking that life is brief and that we must hold onto what we have strongly. The fear of loss and change, along with a sense of failure can haunt our entire lives. I…

Our lives are often a frantic search to find and reach our destination. We take one road after another in search of where we want to go and where we think we belong. We also demand that our relations…

An epidemic of isolation and loneliness is sprouting up all over the world. A sense of separation, along with division and fear has taken hold. It certainly seems as if this is understandable. And ye…

Most of our lives we struggle with problems of all kinds. Our energy, focus and days are revolved around, what's wrong and how we can fix it.  All day long we are protecting ourselves from danger. Ho…

Most of us battle time, try to make it go slower, go backwards or forwards. We try to hold time in our grasp. Time seems dangerous even, as it flows inexorably onwards and  we are unable to stop the …

When disturbed we search here and there for all kinds of cures and medicines, not realizing what is medicine and what is poison.. What creates more confusion and upset, and what truly heals. It is am…

So much of the time we are rocked back and forth by disappointment and confusion. We may blame others, or life itself, but in truth distress takes over because of where we have placed our trust. We a…

So many resist change, as if the only way to stay steady and strong is for everything to be stable. Then we'll know who we are and how to behave. We live inside  the illusion that security comes with…

We all feel we have so many burdens, one thing to do after the next. And it never ends.  Day by day, hour by hour, we search around for what's next. How can we improve things, what needs to be done n…

This is a holiday season of freedom from bondage of all kinds, a time to step  bravely into The Unknown .  Many cannot make that step, as they feel safer with that which is familiar, even if it is  h…

We all  want to be Unshakeable, to be able to weather any storm that comes. Most of us think that the way to do so is to  resist difficulties, remove ourselves, focus on something else. When we do so…

There's a sure way to make your life Unshakeable, enjoyable and positive no matter what's going on. Just learn the simple and powerful art of looking through the eyes of love. Usually we start the da…

There's an incredible secret of zazen practice, and of living our everyday lives. Don't Sit To Get Something. Just Sit To Sit. Sit to discover what sitting really is, what you are, and what this amaz…

We all wear masks, costumes and cling to the identity we are creating as if it's who we actually are.  What we do not realize is that these masks not only close the world out, but also imprison us be…

The answer to being free of suffering is right in front of our face. It's so easy to do, and is really all that is needed. The answer arises from our endless need to always have something else, somet…

Most of us feel that our life is like a fragile boat floating on the wild ocean. All kinds of unexpected currents arise, threatening our stability. From out of nowhere high tide comes, or perhaps a r…

Many feel that love is scarce, and it must be sought, earned or fought for. Not only that, it can be lost in the blink of an eye.. They may hide from love, feeling it is painful, and the price is too…

Most of us are driven by the confusion we live in. It causes us to take actions, enter relationships, and go on journeys that often lead us astray. This stream is driven by automatic rseponses, old b…

We all think a moment will come in our lives when things will fall into place - our relationships will work out,  the day will be beautiful, we'll get just what we've worked for and a sense of succes…

We spend most of our time  on one road or another hoping to arrive at a destination. So much of our lives hoping, travelling, waiting, looking. And yet, the great wisdom of Zen practice shows us that…