Unhappiness and suffering is caused when we are not happy with the wayour life circumstances are going: that some part of our life circumstancesare not measuring up with the way we would like them to be. This causes a "traffic jam" in our mind, and we become fixated on the downside of life, by blocking… Continue reading What causes Unhappiness and Suffering?
Author: realityisdharma
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“Oh, that is SO unfair”
The more we start to think that life is "fair", the more dissatisfied we will be..... why? because Life simply IS WHAT IT IS. It is only our human mind that starts to make comparisons of "better and worse", " Fair or not fair", "like and dislike". When we begin to mistake our comparisons with… Continue reading “Oh, that is SO unfair”
Roshi Jundo Cohen on Shikantaza Zazen
"Nothing to Do" is NOT "Wallowing in Thoughts" I have heard some folks misunderstand the "Nothing to Attain, Nothing in Need of Doing" of Shikantaza Zazen as meaning we "just sit there," wallowing in thoughts, stewing and tangled in emotions, drowning in the mud of the world. Nothing could be further from the Truth! In… Continue reading Roshi Jundo Cohen on Shikantaza Zazen
The Meaning of Life
The meaning of life is only to be found by being fully immersed in this present moment. As soon as you try to do a takeaway and start to ruminate on what you found, it vaporizes....that is because it is no longer a present active thing anywhere than in the present moment/breath. (Its a bit… Continue reading The Meaning of Life
Descriptions
"Zen asserts that enlightenment is not to be found in the pursuit of doctrinal studies, but only through the direct perception of one's own mind with the practice of meditation." Behind the Seen is the Unseen. Behind the Moving is the Unmoving. Behind the understood is the beyond comprehension. The Xin Xin Ming is a… Continue reading Descriptions
Notes on Awareness as the Source of All
Re: fall of man story I am going to suggest that our interpretation of the Fall of Man story is a misunderstanding.But the true message is there hidden by our interpretation. We interpret the story to mean that we are cast out by the Almighty, but in fact the disconnect is an action of our… Continue reading Notes on Awareness as the Source of All
Grandfather Awareness
Oh Grandfather Awareness, The Beginning and Source of All Without you, nothing exists. This small I, freely admits to knowing nothing, Freely admits to understanding nothing. Freely admits my limited nature. This small I is moving through life, and doing my best to live a life worth living, to manage what i have been given,… Continue reading Grandfather Awareness
Anxiety and Dis-satisfaction
If anxiety arises, ask why. Anxiety is always caused by something we are dis-satisfied with in this present moment. Find what that thing is, and be thankful for it. Thankfulness vapourizes dis-satisfaction. If the anxiety returns, then look into it using a simple self-inquiry method. THis can eliminate subconscious self-destructive processes in our lives, and… Continue reading Anxiety and Dis-satisfaction
Thankfulness and Metanoia
Saying thank you for all things that happen to us is useful for the present moments anxiety, but it only is truly useful in our lives, when we choose to personally take responsibility for what we have done to create the less than perfect situations we find ourselves in, and resolve (metanoia – a turning… Continue reading Thankfulness and Metanoia
The Whole Enchilada
Written by Gerald Stewart Edited by Norma J. Hills Chapter Outline
Reality is Dharma 