This is the first in a series of articles or ‘Dharma talks’ about the core aspects of Zen. Concepts like the search for happiness, the illusion of self and the need for compassion seem unrelated. However, by exploring these facets one by one you will see how they together
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“The things you look for are the things you will find. If you look for betrayal you will find people who betray you. If you look for love, you will find love. This is not some far-fetched ideal but everyday practice. Red Cars It’s the same effect
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When people become interested in Zen they often think it is a way to be more relaxed and balanced. Sometimes they ask me for a quick guidance into “the Zen way of life”. Some even get a bit angry if I tell them it is not something I
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It might not sound very Zen to encourage people to be selfish. After all: selfishness is the root of all the terrible things people do. Or is it? Ultimate Goal All the things we do, every action we perform has a goal. We think it will bring us
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When I started to get interested in Zen it meant for me that ‘practicing Zen’ was reading about Zen. For a philosophy that is said not to be based upon words there is an enormous amount of texts to choose from. So the first problem is: what do you
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