Zen Wisdom for Your Everyday Life

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We are so occupied with pulling up the weeds in our lives, discarding that which no longer works or makes us happy and replacing it with something shiny and new. Including people. But that never works. There is no such thing as garbage, each weed is a treasure, and can fertilize the soil of our lives. Letting go can never take place fully, until we are able to honor, respect and appreciate whatever has come into our lives, including the weeds.

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We all want friends, closeness, true connection. And yet, conditions change. A dear friend may have to leave, or a relationship suddenly alters. That which we hoped would last forever, departs. Yet, there is a True Friend for all of us, and once we encountered them, we can never be alone again. Where is this True Friend, how can we find them?

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We all hold onto that which we love and makes us feel secure. When change comes we struggle to keep things the same. But this struggle itself takes our peace from us and keeps us insecure. In this podcast we offer a new way to deal with the Tides of Change, one that inevitably brings peace and security.

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Many of us have a dread of being alone, not wanted or included. We live our lives to fit in, gain praise and approval. But living this way something is missing. The One who walks alone does not live an imitation life. He/She is able to live the life given to them, in his own footsteps, expressing his true nature.

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We usually think we are living in Reality and all is stable and safe. But when sudden change comes and our anchors are swept away, this is a precious moment. A larger view of Reality is revealed, and what is possible. Koan practice is the same. Find out how we can open our lives to all we are meant to be. 

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We all cling to something, depend upon it to keep us strong and secure. But change is inevitable, and when it happens, many feel lost.  Find out how to let go of the leaning, depending mind and remain, strong, balanced and resourceful no matter what is going on.

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Zen is the "Wholehearted Relinquishment of Delusion".. What is delusion and how does it cause us so much pain and dissatisfaction in our lives? And, how can the simple joy of letting a long breath be long and a short breath short, heal us of our sorrows? When we learn how to let life live, and let ourselves live as well, balance and joy are naturally restored. 

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This  is a season of moving to freedom, leaving pain, confusion and despair behind. But how to do it?We search for the answer, when all the time there is an open door right in front of us, a perfect way to go forward, new possibilities, a different life.   

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We are all on a great journey, but to where? We carefully chart our course of action, and focus upon achieving goals. Yet there is another kind of action possible right in the midst of our daily lives. This action takes us to another place, opens our hearts, puts us in touch with the limitless, vastness of life. . 

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Many feel empty inside and run to others to fill them up, help, strength. But a great Zen Master told a searching monk. "I wish I could give you the world, but in the Zen school we don't have a thing." See how not having a thing, not clinging and possessing gives you all you have been longing for.

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