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Recent Posts:
Sunset Serenity: How Watching the Sunset Can Lift Your Spirits.
Have you ever caught the sight of a sunset, and just for a moment, you stood still? You might even have found yourself in a trance, staring at something resembling awe. Or maybe you took a picture, capturing a memory that could be relived again and again? Well, you’re not alone. As it turns out, these phenomena have been a great wonder and fascination in the human mind for thousands of years. Even In today’s modern world, where tech screens are the default, nature never ceases to hold our attention in all its glory. We often view a clear sky as a metaphor for a new start. That’s why you may hear people say, “Blue sky thinking.” In the same way, sunrises or sunsets are events we believe, hold promises. Continue reading.>>>
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Dropping Ashes on The Buddha: The Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn. Compiled & edited by Stephen Mitchell. [Summary & Note Highlights]
Dropping Ashes on The Buddha: The Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn.
“A person comes into the Zen center with a lighted cigarette, walks up to the Buddha statue, blows smoke in its face, and drops ashes on its lap.
You are standing there. What can you do?”
This is the drawback that Zen Master Seung Sahn wrestling with to his American students who attend his Zen centers. This book is an accumulation of dialogues, stories, Zen interviews, Dharma speeches, and letters between Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn and his American students. The interaction in these texts is often spontaneous, not taken so seriously, and hilariously funny. Dropping Ashes is a Zen teaching method that uses astonishment, and contradiction, as a way to grasp the ultimate reality. Read More »
Kurt Vonnegut’s On the Seasons
Why did Vonnegut believe there are Six Seasons Instead of the Traditional Four?
Kurt Vonnegut was an American writer and humorist, a war hero, known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. He has published over thirteen novels, five nonfiction works, five plays, and three short-story collections, in a career spanning over 50 years,
In his book, If this isn’t nice, what is?‘ writer and humorist Vonnegut, expressed a unique perspective on the seasons. Stating that there are six seasons instead of the traditional four.
In addition to spring, summer, autumn, and winter, Vonnegut included two more seasons…Continue reading.
Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World by Gretchen Rubin Book Summary
Gretchen Rubin is a New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project, Outer Order, Inner Calm; The Four Tendencies; Better Than Before; and recently, Life in Five-Senses. She also hosts the award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, with her sister, Elizabeth Craft, where they dive into practical solutions for cultivating a happier life. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Rubin now lives in NYC with her husband, a dog, and their two daughters. Her recent book, Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World, takes us on a journey of self-experimentation, depth, and connection. Let’s discover together the mysteries of the five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching, with Gretchen Rubin. Read More »
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