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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Many of us just don’t have the time for hours of meditation.
There’s work, spouse, kids, bills, etc.
We can’t just toss all that out the window to sit at the feet of some obscure Guru on a faraway mountain.
Most of […]
Zen Comprehension…
Monday, July 7th, 2008What’s it like when a person begins to overcome the notions of “now” and “then”?
Some say it’s like you can grow past the need to analyze…
Can you Take a deep breath and simply allow confusion to be?
Will you move your understanding beyond time and space?
How do you move your understanding beyond time and space?
Let go […]
Broadcast Zen…
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Do you realize that you are broadcasting who you are to friends, family, and the entire Universe 24 hours a day?
In fact, you can’t stop broadcasting the structure of your neurology…
What if you were to take a closer look at who you are? What if you were to insist on only the best for […]
Playing with Breath III
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Chang Tzu said:
“Common people breathe from their throat…
Extraordinary people breathe from their heels!”
What if you were to allow the energy of your breath to flow all the way down into your feet, and sink through them, deeply rooting you in the Earth?
What if this powerful base allowed you to expand […]
Playing with Breath II
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008As you continue to play with your breathing, you may find immense value in focusing on the exhale.
You can always improve your awareness by paying attention to different things, and choosing to focus even deeper…
Many breathing systems focus primarily on the inhale, which can be useful, but your lungs must be empty before they can […]
Just be yourself?
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Not many people have much skill at being themselves…
They don’t understand themselves on a conceptual level, or a sensory level.
Is there something to you that is created outside your sensory awareness?
Most concepts are created from the building blocks of the senses.
We all see, and we can all make internal pictures.
We all hear, and we can […]
Understanding Duality…
Sunday, May 11th, 2008Can you reduce (expand) your consciousness to a singularity?
Experience the truth of unity…
and still appreciate all the individual uniqueness of every different thing in your world?
Can you allow your awareness to oscillate back and forth between the useful points of a given duality?
Apply what is useful when it is useful…
keep smiling,
ben
Enlightenment by Design…
Friday, May 9th, 2008Anything in the way will be found within…
What exactly is enlightenment?
This question has been asked repeatedly of different people in different situations (for different reasons) throughout history. The responses have been numerous.
“What are you looking for?”/ “What is it that you seek?”
This response returns the questioner’s awareness to him/herself. When you ask […]
Achieving…
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Expansion can take place anywhere.
Can you enjoy it while it lasts, and let it go when it passes?
An object of meditation can be anything.
Are you willing to take some time to bring more into your life?
Are you willing to take the time to decide what more is?
Can you take this general feeling, vision, and […]
Overcoming Overwhelm…
Sunday, April 27th, 2008How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time…
There is always so much to do…
There is always so much more!
How do you keep track in life?
How do you maintain your vision without being swept away?
How can you keep your clarity when chaos presses in?
How did you eat that elephant?
keep smiling,
ben
