Beach
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Zen is sometimes called the “anti-philosophy.” Rather than shaping our ideas, it seeks to dissipate them, to allow a direct experience of reality. ¹ Inner musings can often reflect a resistance to change, which is the root of suffering according to Zen teaching. Our sense of well being attaches to the way things are –…
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“We hear two hands clap. What is the sound of one hand clapping?” ¹ This is a Zen kōan – a phrase to help us see the world as it is, not as our intellect conceives it. ² Upon verbalizing the words aloud, an ex-girlfriend came to mind. Aika had been the other hand of…
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Two hands clap with soundTell us if one hand refrainedWhat our ears have found? First a cup is drainedOr by a kettle is drownedThus a brain is trained. Saying not a wordBut with silence unattainedHow is the truth heard? A sea of regretHolds a single stone to clenchBy a hand not wet. As the shore…
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The breakup had been hard, so she ran away – across an ocean. Yesterday tears welled in Jane’s eyes as her plane touched down on Sint Maarten. Today, on the French side of the island, her composure was more upbeat. After all, she was lying on a beach. The late morning sun felt warm on…