Archives for Mindful Living
Dhyana versus Prayer in Buddhism
Buddhism does not have prayer. It has Dhyana - a meditative state which is like prayer. The state can be as short as a few minutes to several hours in…
Caffeine and Mindfulness – Alertness versus Awareness
Often, people confuse alertness with mindfulness. The two are as far apart as can be. The impatient driver on the road, or the one person who leaves their faucet running, is…
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Sitting in one place – as the Ultimate Ego Destroyer
In her book The ego views everything in a competitive, aggressive frame of reference. Simply sitting, without any aim to accomplish anything, is an immediate ego destroyer.
Zen versus Every Other System
Zen instructs you to abandon the past and the future in favor of the present. Zen doesn't focus on results or end goals. The only goal is to stay…
Zen Books – Must Read Buddhism Books – A Buddhist Library
What is Zen? It is futile to try to define Zen. It is, however, possible to define what Zen is NOT. To that end, Zen is not religion, that much…
Give of your time
When asked what the most valuable thing in the world was, Thomas Edison, the inventor of over a 1000 world changing products, said 'Time'. Time lost can never be recovered.…
Isolate yourself from time, not from society – Lessons on staying in the present
buddha on staying in the present The Buddha never asked anyone to isolate themselves or remove themselves from society. The buddha asked one to try and keep one's mind in…
What is ringing – the bell or the wind?
Student asked the master - What is it that rings - is it the bell or the wind? The master answers - Neither. It is the mind that rings.
All of our pain is self inflicted
As per Buddhism, lack of mindfulness in our activities is what leads to painful outcomes. In other words, we attract our own suffering by abandoning mindfulness in our day to day actions.…