When we were a child, we were afraid of darkness. Waking up in the middle of the night, we had to be courageous enough to go to a restroom alone. Even during the daytime, walking through dark woods required our courage, too. We didn't know why, but we felt some awful monsters must be hiding … Continue reading Supernaturally Real
Tag: #Contemplation
Breathing, the Third Eye
There are various kinds of meditation in Buddhism. Well-known is a sitting meditation called Zazen (座禅) in Japanese. Sitting straight, we focus on subtle movements of breathing in and out, noticing our diaphragm. Traditionally, we call this breathing technique Zuisokukan (随息観). Zui (随) means to follow. Soku (息) for breathing, and Kan (観) for observing … Continue reading Breathing, the Third Eye
The World Around Us, The Universe Beyond Us
Language is one of the essential tools for communication. And it is more for one of our critical tools to understand the world around us and the universe beyond us. Like the birth of consciousness, our language was the inception of human history. At the moment when we asked ourselves who we are, where we … Continue reading The World Around Us, The Universe Beyond Us
Wind Blows, Water Flows
The Eightfold Path has eight practices. These are Right View, Right Resolve, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration. And the last two practices are more for meditation. Right Mindfulness is well-known. So-called mindfulness meditation has become part of the mainstream practice for stress management and quality of life. … Continue reading Wind Blows, Water Flows
Collaboration with Life
When we face our life and the world we live in, what we see could consist of either reaction or reflection. Our reaction is on the process of fast thinking. It looks more intuitive and emotional. Our reflection is on the process of slow thinking. It is a prudent meta-perspective. There are both pros and … Continue reading Collaboration with Life
Beyond Sensors
There are three types of eyes for us to see the world and live in it. The first could be our physical eye. It is one of the key components for survival. It is our sensor that perceives the natural world around us. If there are any obstacles in front of us, this eye can … Continue reading Beyond Sensors
Consciousness Only
In Mahayana Buddhism, there is the school called Consciousness Only (唯識）As the Four Noble Truths say, if there is no such thing as a self, then what this self sees must be imaginary or unreal. Nevertheless, the self looks like the most critical part in our life. How should we handle what we see? What … Continue reading Consciousness Only
