Meditation is simple, and enlightenment is simple. I want to show you exactly what they are. Right here, right now. I want you to pretend that you know absolutely nothing, like a newborn baby. Don’t try to stop your thoughts. Remember, you’re a baby. You don’t yet know the difference between the noise of a […]
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The Best Portable Fire Pit for 2020
A portable fire pit is one of the most essential pieces of camping gear of all. Why? Because having a roaring campfire is the most essential element of the whole camping experience. It’s the first image that comes to mind when you picture what “having a great time while camping” looks like. It’s people socializing, […]
Shoshin: Beginner’s Mind | Zen Explained Simply
Shoshin, or “beginner’s mind,” is the mind which doesn’t know. That is, the mind which doesn’t hold within it any ideas at all about what is going on. The value in this, is that you’re not preoccupied whatsoever when it comes to doing things. That means the natural intelligence of your own automatic functioning can […]
Mushin: No-Mind | Zen Explained Simply
There’s a lot of confusion about what mushin actually is, and even more confusion about how to go about attaining it. It’s usually thought of as some distant state of consciousness that’s only obtainable by enlightened zen masters. That couldn’t be further from the truth, because getting into the state of mushin is not difficult. […]