Zen Wisdom for Your Everyday Life

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It's so easy to get caught up in the many drama's of life. All kinds of situations, relationships and events come and suck us in. Before we know it we are entangled in our own automatic reactions, hopes, and fears. We thrash about in the situation, barely knowing what we're doing. It is so easy then to get lost and disappear. Zen practice comes to ask us to stop, be silent, be present! Don't get lost in the situation. Don't walk away from yourself. Be present to both the situation and your self. Stay grounded, let it pass through you. Wake up and learn how to digest the drama and your life.

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We all suffer greatly from the idea that something is wrong with us, and everyone else! Most of our lives becomes about improving, changing twisting ourselves into an image of what we believe we should be. This twisting and condemning is what causes the pain we live with. When we see the perfection and beauty of life as it is, including ourselves, we can live with thanks and fullness and offer it to others as well.

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We all search for the right road to our destnation, or goal. It seems as if there is a road out there which will take us where we want to go. But the further we look, or tread on roads that have long been traveled, the further astray we go. Not only must we find our own path, but the deeper truth is that the road is not somewhere else. It is not outside us in the world.  Zen practice asks us to sop wandering, stay quiet where we are and find that we are exactly where we belong. Both the road and destination are under our feet right now.

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We are all living hidden away in a cave of discontent. This cave is filled with thoughts, desires, demands, fantasy and disappointment. Gripped by this we often see no way out. However, this cave has also been called the cave of unawareness. Once we shine the light of awareness within, the bars on this prison start to open, and endless life begins to shine through.

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Most of our lives is lived waiting for tomorrow. We plan, prepare, dream and hope that our dreams will come true. Or, the opposite happens, we live in fear of what may be on the way , become frozen, and lose this precious moment now. Zen practice turns this all around, plants us deeply in this moment, where all is fine, and we can handle and enjoy whatever is.

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Most of us do not see the connection between Zen practice and love. But Zen is the practice of being in love with all of life, becoming one with it, no separation. Though we look for meaning everywhere, once we feel a sense of deep connection, no judgment, just oneness, that is the experience of love, which fills us completely and makes each moment whole. Zen practice shows us how to experience this every moment of our lives.

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We have so many ideas about how things should be and what is good, right, and perfect. Much of our life is about striving to make our lives better, beautiful, perfect in our eyes. And in the eyes of others. When change happens uncontrollably, our sense of order, perfection and beauty disappears. Great anxiety and upset can follow. But there is another way to look at what perfection and our lives truly are. Zen practice invites us to look at it through new eyes.

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All of us want answers. We look for explanations, understanding. We develops beliefs to cling to and ways to behave. When we follow the guidance of others there's a sense of security and relief in belonging to a group. We feel we know who we are then and the direction in which we're headed. But in Zen Practice, we let go of all that. Instead, we stay fully present in the moment and become able to radically trust our inner wisdom, and clarity to guide us on how to respond right now. Each moment is different. Each person's need changes. When we don't cling to a thing we become open to see what is truly happening, and what real compassion is right now..

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We are all searching for the perfect place to visit, live in, spend time. It seems as if things will go better somewhere else. Or go better in a different relationship. Even when we are in one place, so much time is spent dreaming of another. Waiting for our journey there. But this episode differs. It shows us how where we are right now is perfect, and the beauty that can be found.

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We enter Zen practice the way we enter our lives, trying to do it well, figure it out, please our friends and teachers. We judge and push ourselves endlessly, determined to Master the Way. But this is the opposite of true training. The Way Masters us, whether we like it or not. The Way is Our Master and as we train, we simply let go of our mad need change the world, dominate others, and refuse to enjoy the great banquet set out before us.. 

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