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The Origins of Zen
In Zen Buddhism, the main goal is not exactly “Nirvana” as understood in some other Buddhist traditions. Instead, Zen focuses on achieving “satori” or “kensho,” which are terms for enlightenment or awakening. This awakening is a direct, experiential realization of one’s true nature or the true nature of reality.
While Nirvana in broader Buddhist context often refers to the liberation from the cycle of birth and death (samsara) and the end of suffering, Zen emphasizes a more immediate and experiential understanding. Zen practice involves meditation (zazen), mindfulness, and direct experience, often guided by a teacher, to awaken to the present moment and one’s true self.
In essence, while both Zen and other Buddhist traditions aim for enlightenment and liberation, Zen’s approach is more focused on direct, immediate experience and awakening in the present moment.
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The Science Behind Tarot: Can It Be Explained?
It’s as if the Tarot cards serve as keys unlocking the doors to understanding aspects of our psyche that are usually hidden from our conscious awareness.
This connection between Tarot and psychological archetypes opens up a fascinating perspective on how Tarot readings can be personally meaningful. It suggests that the power of Tarot might lie not just in the cards themselves but in their ability to tap into the universal narratives and themes that are an intrinsic part of the human experience. Through this lens, Tarot becomes a tool for reflection and insight, providing a unique way to engage with the deeper aspects of our psyche.
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“Form is emptiness, emptiness is form” states the Heart Sutra, one of the best known ancient Buddhist texts. The essence of all things is emptiness.”
— Eckhart Tolle
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David Lynch on Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain (Transcendental Meditation)
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One night in 1977, at the age of 29, after having suffered from long periods of depression, Tolle says he experienced an “inner transformation”. That night he awakened from his sleep, suffering from feelings of depression that were “almost unbearable,” but then experienced a life-changing epiphany. Recounting the experience, he says, “I couldn’t live with myself any longer. And in this a question arose without an answer: who is the ‘I’ that cannot live with the self? What is the self? I felt drawn into a void! I didn’t know at the time that what really happened was the mind-made self, with its heaviness, its problems, that lives between the unsatisfying past and the fearful future, collapsed. It dissolved. The next morning I woke up and everything was so peaceful. The peace was there because there was no self. Just a sense of presence or “beingness,” just observing and watching.” Tolle recalls going out for a walk in London the next morning, and finding that “everything was miraculous, deeply peaceful. Even the traffic.“ The feeling continued, and he began to feel a strong underlying sense of peace in any situation.
— Eckhart Tolle
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“You don’t get better if you win all the time. You look at yourself more when you lose.”
— Jeremy Lin
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“I have realized that the past and the future are real illusions, that they exist only in the present, which is what there is and all that there is.”
— Alan Watts