#zen
"The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention" - Thich Nhat Hanh #zen
"The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there" - Robert M. Pirsig #zen
Forgiveness Meditation. A meditation to express forgiveness to yourself and others. Taken from a Dharma Talk by Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon on 10/19/2023. @buddhism @dharma @dhamma #zen #zenmaster #dharma #buddhist #meditation #meditate #buddhism #mind #heart #spirituality #enlightenment #thinking #karma #flowstate #spiritualjourney #love #compassion #koan #zenstories #selfhelp #knowledge #wisdom #philosophy #life #clearmind #awakening #mantra #forgiveness https://youtu.be/083asqnv8Bs
More organized pixels from J3A+ Abstracts.
From the DIVID title. Available online and through local booksellers.
#timelapse #therapeutic #abstractartwork #relaxingvideos #digitalart #artlovers #contemporary #calm #giftsonabudget #shopsmall #zen #mastoart #mastoartist
📸My Christmas cactus is bursting with festive color🌺! May its cheerful blooms bring you a smile. 🙂
#Flowers #beauty #photography #books #smile #PositiveVibes #Zen
"If the body is strong and the mind is weak, the body kills mind. And you become insane. If the mind is strong and the body weak, then mind kills the body. And you commit suicide."
– Taisen Deshimaru
"The past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is" - Alan Watts #zen
Gratitude Meditation. A meditaion to reflect on what you are thankful for. Taken from a Dharma Talk by Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon on 10/19/2023. @buddhism @dharma @dhamma #zen #zenmaster #dharma #buddhist #meditation #meditate #buddhism #mind #heart #spirituality #enlightenment #thinking #karma #flowstate #spiritualjourney #love #compassion #koan #zenstories #selfhelp #knowledge #wisdom #philosophy #life #clearmind #awakening #mantra #thanks #gratitude #thankyou https://youtube.com/shorts/flNjUCWl0b4
"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself" - Thich Nhat Hanh #zen
Breathing Meditation. A breathing technique you can use to reset yourself. Taken from a Dharma Talk by Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon on 10/19/2023. @buddhism @dharma @dhamma #zen #zenmaster #dharma #buddhist #meditation #meditate #buddhism #mind #heart #spirituality #enlightenment #thinking #karma #flowstate #spiritualjourney #love #compassion #koan #zenstories #selfhelp #knowledge #wisdom #philosophy #life #truth #clearmind #awakening #mantra #clearthinking #breathing https://youtu.be/rlea7rsMgzg
Femboy does a singular meditation!
What if I experience zen or like, mindfulness or something silly? X3
#Meditation #Zen #Relaxation #Mindfulness #SFW #Skirt #Bed #Plushy #Femboy #Shaved #Smooth #Cute #Athletic #LongHair #LGBTQ #Trans #Gay #eGirl #eBoy #Sissy #Muscle #Silly #Comfy #Pale #Feminine #Choker #Pride #PaleSkin #Twink #RoseBoy #Fang #MTF #Fashion #Masked #CrossDresser #CropTop #Kawaii #Fishnets #Blushing #Trap #Autistic #NeuroDivergent #Anime #Socks #NonBinary
Clear Action, Clear Thinking, Clear Mind. Focus on your action to clear your mind. Taken from a Dharma Talk by Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon on 9/21/2023. @buddhism @dharma @dhamma #zen #zenmaster #dharma #buddhist #meditation #meditate #buddhism #mind #heart #spirituality #enlightenment #thinking #karma #flowstate #spiritualjourney #love #compassion #koan #zenstories #selfhelp #knowledge #wisdom #philosophy #life #truth #clearmind #awakening #mantra #clearthinking #flow https://youtube.com/shorts/_hUvMVkhd84
Wer macht den Ton
Die Glocke oder der Klöppel?
Da - hörst Du das Klatschen der einen Hand?
"Humility begets excellence."
From...
https://chappyessays.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/tai-chi-revisited-for-modern-times/
Before the sunrise on the last morning of October, fog rolled in and began dancing, lingering in the trees, above my neck of the woods, creating a dreamy, painterly scenery.
Available: https://pixels.com/featured/fog-dances-above-a-bellevue-wa-neighborhood-ez-lorenz-imagery.html
(low res display)
#Fog #Trees #Photography #Prints #Gifts #FediGiftShop #Mastoart #WallArt #Washington #PNW #landscape #Zen #Puzzle
Ce qui ne vous tue pas ne vous rend pas plus fort
La réalité est beaucoup plus complexe que ce que l'adage vous ferait croire.
#VotreVieDAutiste #malheur #CriseCardiaque #cancer #chimio #douceur #gentillesse #patience #Zen #BouddhismeZen #mutations #AutisticWriters
Moving Meditation. Turn your actions into meditation Taken from a Dharma Talk by Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon on 9/21/2023. @buddhism @dharma @dhamma #zen #zenmaster #dharma #buddhist #meditation #meditate #buddhism #mind #heart #spirituality #enlightenment #thinking #karma #flowstate #spiritualjourney #love #compassion #koan #zenstories #selfhelp #knowledge #wisdom #philosophy #life #truth #clearmind #awakening #mantra #clearthinking #flow https://youtube.com/shorts/VlTLj5rhSvs
"To study the #Buddha Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things. When actualized by myriad things, your body and mind as well as the bodies and minds of others drop away. No trace of enlightenment remains, and this no-trace continues endlessly."
– Dōgen
https://www.essentiafoundation.org/self-cultivation-individuation-and-the-mind-body-problem/reading/
“If the fundamental layer of reality is understood to dissolve the seeming metaphysical differences between mind and matter, psyche and soul, then bodily practice becomes a direct means for psychological and spiritual development. “
Clear Mind, Clear Thinking, Clear Action. Taken from a Dharma Talk by Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon on 9/21/2023. @buddhism @dharma @dhamma #zen #zenmaster #dharma #buddhist #Buddha #meditation #meditate #buddhism #mind #heart #spirituality #enlightenment #thinking #karma #flowstate #spiritualjourney #love #compassion #koan #zenstories #selfhelp #knowledge #wisdom #philosophy #life #truth #clearmind #awakening #mantra #clearthinking https://youtube.com/shorts/8nsG_PIY0Vo
"The longness and shortness of the present moment can be recognized by utilizing a big image of the moon, which is reflecting on the surface of the ocean, and a small image of the moon on the surface of a cup of water, or in another example the very wide scale of the whole sky itself, and the very narrow space of the moon, which is shining in the sky."
– Dōgen
"Do not insist upon your own fixed ideas. If your mind is broad it can easily embrace the entire world" - Zen Master Daehaeng #zen
jetzt mit Bild: Ichhabe für meinen Froschfisch (tradidtionelles japanisches Perkussionsinstrument im Zen) jetzt ein passendes Kissen genäht. Ist nicht traditionell rund, sondern hat die Form eines Biscornus. Verbessert den Klang, spart irres Geld und sieht doch ganz gut aus. :)
#mokugyo #zen #sewing #nähen #Kissen @sewing
"A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise."
– Gautama Buddha
Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Buddha #GautamaBuddha
"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."
– Gautama Buddha
Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Buddha #GautamaBuddha
Neurodivergence And Spirituality
Is it possible that neurodivergent people experience spirituality differently than neurotypical folks?
#YourAutisticLife #AutisticWriters #neurodivergence #autism #spirituality #Zen #ZenBuddhism #meditation #ZenMeditation #practice #perception
The things you fear will happen had already happening (else there would be no way to fear them). The only way to stop them from happening is to stop fearing them #zen
If @changelog is applying #Kaizen I am confident they can find more inspiration in https://scribe.rip/@bitsrc/the-zen-of-javascript-mastering-web-development-through-japanese-philosophies-31a8ecb89d88
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." - Victor Hugo
Yet in winter, darkness is a gift. It lets us slow down - rest more, sleep more, spend more time being still and quiet. Wonderful time we can enjoy and celebrate the darkness.
The print of a tulip in b&w can be purchased here: https://bit.ly/45G44eG
#ArtDistrict #artwork #ArtBooster #photography #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #GiftIdea #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #TheGiftOfArt #GiftthemArt #Tulip #darkness #zen #mindfulness
"Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone" - Alan Wilson Watts #zen
"No one is ever more him/herself than when they really laugh. Their defenses are down. It’s very Zen-like, that moment."
– George Carlin
Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Carlin #GeorgeCarlin
In meditation today we had an interesting talk.
The lady who was talking told us about a heart-wrenching story. I cannot go into details because I'd have to put my post behind a CW.
In the story there was a man, who by his behavior was demonstrating that he was not allowing himself to feel his feelings. He was closed off.
The lady who told us the story told us that she found something to say that would make him open up. It worked. He then felt the grief that he was trying not to feel. This lady *deliberately* exposed herself to this man's emotions.
I don't recall the exact words she used, but her method seemed a bit more active than just listening. Maybe if I were faced with someone in this situation I'd also try to find a turn of phrase to make him open up.
My advice right now is to just listen to someone who is grieving or in a shitty mood. Sometimes, however, one more step may be necessary to get the person you're trying to help to open up to their own feelings.
Do note that she was not trying to bury his feelings or telling him to find silver linings.
A Rare Appearance for ‘Six Persimmons,’ a 13th-Century Masterpiece
An 800-year-old ink painting, regarded as the “Zen Mona Lisa,” has made a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the United States.
#Art #Zen
(gift link)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/arts/design/six-persimmons-zen-paintings-san-francisco.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B00.w3XB.tK-3c9LlQRxD&smid=url-share
"During #Zazen, brain and consciousness become pure. It’s exactly like muddy water left to stand in a glass. Little by little, the sediment sinks to the bottom and the water becomes pure."
– Taisen Deshimaru
Seeds of the lotus
In every which direction
Playfully jumping.
Donsui
(d. 1729)
#deathPoems #micropoetry #life #death #mementoMori #calligraphy #zen #lotus #shodo #書道 #蓮 #俳句
During the last talk yesterday, my teacher told us about another Zen Master. He was telling us about living your life authentically. He was using the other Zen Master as an example of how someone who has attained status can live authentically without letting status go to his head. He was describing his behavior.
Guess what?
That other Zen Master sounded #ActuallyAutistic. I don't wish to go into details, but the man was extremely shy, for one thing. There were other traits than shyness, however. I thought "autistic" but other neurodivergences are possible.
"Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future."
– Thich Thien-An
Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Thien-An #ThichThien-An
Recent reflections on my Buddhist history reminded me of something I heard from a leader at the Anchorage Zen Community, Judith I think her name was, this is 20+ years ago- (Zen) Buddhism can be summed up in these 3 statements: 1. Everything is connected 2. Everything changes 3. Pay attention. I think this could be my “credo” #Buddhism #Zen
"Sometimes I sit and think and other times I just sit" - Satchel Paige #zen
"Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others' faults with a hateful mind. There is an old saying that if you stop seeing others' faults, then naturally seniors and venerated and juniors are revered. Do not imitate others' faults; just cultivate virtue. #Buddha prohibited unwholesome actions, but did not tell us to hate those who practice unwholesome actions."
– Dōgen
"If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both.
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– Bodhidharma
Daily #Zen #Buddhism #Bodhidharma
"The bird of paradise lands only on the hand that does not grasp" - Roshi So #zen
Most of the things we treasure are moments so intimate they defy any kind of rationality.
"Think of all the fun we had even when the jokes were bad."
there is an intimacy to the absurdity of our place in the universe.
We all can comprehend so much of the details of the universe yet still feel naked when confronted with a sincere gaze.
if life is cringe so must our love for living be, I hope love perseveres... if only because there is too much hate.
I've just followed a bunch of meditation-y hashtags.
You've been warned.
It's an antidote of sorts to the constant "I am right and anyone not agreeing with me 100% is a horrible excuse for a human" flavor of social media, which unfortunately seems to have infiltrated Mastodon too.
💐🧸 🎯
More organized pixels to enjoy.
#timelapse #therapeutic #mastoart #abstractartwork #relaxingvideos #digitalart #artlovers #contemporary #calm #giftsonabudget #zen #smile
"People get stuck a lot because they're afraid to act; in the worst case,...we get so attached to some end result that we can't function. We need help just to move on, only life doesn't wait."
– Bernie Glassman
"Many people think excitement is happiness. When you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace" - Thich Nhat Hanh #zen
Today I hope to read a healthy chunk of of awakened cosmos but wanted to share the other volume. Mostly because I have enjoyed it so far.
I long for people—
then again I loathe them:
end of autumn.
Chogo (d. 1806)
Chogo was, in at least one aspect, my soulmate.
There is a yin and yang quality to truth... most of which is contradictory but equally true. Posossibly most of all this very statement.
"the point of these stories is so obvious its difficult to see... If I explain a joke, I deprive you of the laugh."
#Zen #Wisdom #Chan #philosophy
this link leads to youtube.
This body is not me…
Borrowed scenery (借景 'shakkei') gardens make use of background features and external landscapes as creative elements.
Many shakkei gardens in Kyōto have been lost over time due to urban development, or even re-landscaping (as may be the case with Ryōan-ji's famous Zen garden!).
I watched this one while high, and I managed to touch the infinite for a moment. Don't ask me how I did it... I mean other than being high, and having over a couple of decades of Zen meditation under my belt.
Heaven Up There by Palace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cS_i-zDdxg
#high #infinite #music #MusicVideo #ZenMeditation #Zen #ZenBuddhism #HeavenUpThere #Palace
I don't do purple hair, but a purple vintage trench coat? Now THAT I can rock. I got quite a few smiles just walking on my way for a coffee now
I mean - there's no one way, no normative way to be trans, one is just oneself? Perhaps we can see transition less as a railroad journey with optional stops on the way and a blahaj, and more as a chance to spread your wings and soar above. And I DO mean 'soar' - there's a truly different and deeper perspective to be found from it. It takes time but I hope you'll feel the wind in your feathers too 🕊️
Contemplatively rubs estrogel and sips her ☕
#Zen #Trans #Transjoy #TransatFifty #TransVisibility #Transgender #Selfie
cw: selfie, direct eye contact
without using memory,
are you?
Now spring has come
into my world:
farewell!
Bainen (d. 1905)
"What needs to remain... for one to be themselves?" - Yoko Taro