This is a wonderful article about dealing with suffering, the zen students method of viewing life on this earth, and the suffering we find. It also talks about "triggering" - namely the question of whether or not, a zen teacher, when teaching their students, should give a warning like: "this following material may offend you,… Continue reading “Enough leather to cover the world” – Sensei Alex Kakuyo
Category: Emotional Reactions
Body/Mind – Gut Connections
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/your-gut-directly-connected-your-brain-newly-discovered-neuron-circuit Exerpt "The human gut is lined with more than 100 million nerve cells—it’s practically a brain unto itself. And indeed, the gut actually talks to the brain, releasing hormones into the bloodstream that, over the course of about 10 minutes, tell us how hungry it is, or that we shouldn’t have eaten an… Continue reading Body/Mind – Gut Connections
Stop…Focus on your Breath… Watch
Investigating our own feelings is difficult..... Many folks go to a psychotherapist to try to unravel their feelings, and the roots behind them... The more i have learned to treat my life as a scientific research project, the more my life has begun to open up to me. Research doesn't begin with a bunch of… Continue reading Stop…Focus on your Breath… Watch
Dealing with Resentment in the Zendo
James Kenney posted this on the Soto Zen Buddhism facebook pages, and i think it expresses this view very eloquently. Regarding taking offense of folks and the resentment that can build up, and the resolution of that by "walking it thru to the other side"..... James Kenney said: You are your practice. They are their… Continue reading Dealing with Resentment in the Zendo
Emotional Reactions – Basic
I believe we as human beings, as well as all things, are supposed to live at their center. Most "things" naturally live at their center. Humans can stray away from their center. I believe human beings center is "now, here, attentive." Peace grows from this center. When we move away from our center, we lose… Continue reading Emotional Reactions – Basic
Emotional Reactions – Revenge
Revenge, in a way, is not an emotional reaction. It is born of emotional reactions.
Reality is Dharma 