Beyond Zen…

Mantra Meditations & Chenrezig

In past posts, we have talked about how there are many types of meditations and under that many more ways of meditating. Meditation styles will differ; from transcendental meditation to meditation on an object, for example. Under Buddhist meditation you will find many varieties as well, some are breathing based and some are matra based. Breathing meditations are where we use the tickle of air going in and out of the tip of our noses for Vipassana or “breathing” meditation, in Mantra meditation we will use the reciting of phrases to both be a focus for our minds and a sound for greater awareness.

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How to Meditate on a Koan

A koan is a simple saying that a Zen Buddhist (Zen Buddhism is a form of Mahayana Buddhism) teacher will give to a student, the answer to that saying or question is not important; rather it is the journey and intuition gained while meditation on that koan that is the key. Koan’s are key concepts [...]

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Inner Smile on a Cold Day

Yesterday was one of those days, you wake-up completely on the wrong side of the bed. Tripping, spilling, cursing the morning away. I thought for sure it was going to be a horrible day. To boot, I’m late and there is ice all over my car. So, after de-icing the car and cranking up the [...]

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