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Will Humanity Choose Love or Fear?

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ZenLuke Miller – Zen Flesh Zen Bones is my go to book for decluttering the mind, the first part is a transcription of 101 Zen stories. The second part is called the gateless gate- which is a series of koans, which are short paradoxical statements, stories or questions that can be used to help aid in meditation or to give a student something to intensely focus on, which can help in the attainment of enlightenment.

The last section is called 10 Bulls and is about finding your purpose. Each of the 10 bulls is a metaphor for a step on your journey and can really help you to find where you are on your path and what you need to do to go further or in fact what you should not be doing.

Below are 7 stories which are taken from the 101 zen stories, which will make you stop and think about how you view the world.

A Cup Of Tea

Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.

Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring.

The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is overfull. No more will go in!”

“Like this cup,” Nan-in said, “you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?”

Soldiers Of Humanity

Once a division of the Japanese army was engaged in a sham battle, and some of the officers found it necessary to make their headquarters in Gasan’s temple. Continue reading →

Let Go Of The Chase For Success

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“The teachings of the Tao and other spiritual masters tell us that everything is perfect. Let’s enjoy the moment, life and everything we encounter. Look for the serenity, beauty  and diversity in everything we do, see and experience.” A D Martin

“The unaware life is not worth living.” – Socrates

ButterflyOnFlowerAre you really aware of what is going on? Do you go about life in a robotic fashion? Have you ever seriously considered why you react to certain things in a particular way? Have you ever really thought about what makes you happy? I am not talking about a short burst of excitement or joy from a special moment, or a cheap thrill that you might find at an amusement park. I am talking about sustained on-going happiness. Before you do anything else, take the time to sit down and relax for an hour or so and think about what truly gives you sustained inner happiness.

Other People’s Expectations Of Us

As a society we have become concerned with having the latest fashions, how we look and impressing others. What for? Who cares? We are trying to fulfil other people’s expectations of us. That doesn’t really make any sense. It just drives us to distraction, always trying to prove ourselves to others. Even when we succeed at creating the right look, social status, image or whatever it is we are trying to achieve, most people don’t notice. So why bother? We are wasting precious time and energy. Would it not make more sense to focus our attention toward a worthy cause as opposed to superficial tendencies? Continue reading →

Let Go Of The Baggage Or Go Down With The Ship

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Zen Gardner May 31 2013

It’s a very freaky time right now. I’m really removed in every way possible away from mainstream anything. The only news I follow is alternative sites, and much of that is esoterica or practical ideas for the real world we should be living in now and how to go about it.

Being so removed has also brought on some very profound new sensations.

We’re well into our second month of detoxing again from life in the US and it’s a very strange experience at this time. Almost immediately, besides the exhilaration of a beautiful and humble new land to learn about and explore, it’s as if the static is gone and I can feel the real spiritual atmosphere the planet is experiencing.

And despite the local peace,  it’s not a good overall vibe.

I thought it was the location I was in but I don’t think so anymore. It feels like there’s this creeping crescendo of oppressive darkness that’s getting exerted on the planet, like a gravitational or magnetic pull downward. It’s the same feeling you get when you watch an ominous storm gathering on the horizon, only it’s all around and pulling downwards. Very much the old gloom and doom scenario, only in this subtle, almost visible inky heaviness seeping out of the earth and trying to draw everything down.

Maybe, Maybe Not

It’s hard to quantify intuitive feelings like this. I’ve also had a series of incredibly clear dreams that have gone along with this sensation, so it could signify things I’m going through personally, which no doubt is to some extent true. Someone was commenting on Is It Ever Too Late To Wake Up about a similar experience they’re having and that’s what triggered this article. And I quote:

I have this feeling that peaks and then subsides a bit. I have quit watching any news (just to see what is being fed to the masses) and stopped swinging by MSM websites to see the latest “story”. Yet, it is as though I can feel the waves of BS rolling in. There is a storm off the shore for sure. The waves are more powerful and coming in faster and faster. I scream louder, but others cannot hear me over the crashing sounds. I am hoping the salt water gets in their eyes to distract the hypnotized eyes and allow them to see for a moment before the storm rolls on shore. I want to slap people, but I know it won’t really matter. So, I throw out a statement here and there to get a mind that has even began to peek out to find the food it needs. We all have to keep trying. I agree with Martine – anything is better than nothing. It all adds to the collective that we want to raise vibrations and hurts the collective that is bringing us down. Tilt the scale, one little ol’ pea at a time. – Little Mama

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The Spiritual Evolution Of Animals

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Zen-Haven February 8 2013 (Thanks, Soren)

I have always believed humans have an eternal soul but I wasn’t sure if animals were the same.

DimensionThen in 2001, myself and others, started to see the Morph, a transdimensional phenomena that pervades a room with swirls, vortexes and striations that look like dry rain. Through the Morph I found I could look into a Mirror-World that is only a foot away from this one (see photo). Others discovered the same ability.

The Mirror-World we see may be an anti-particle world of a different electrical polarity. This universe and all the things in it are of a positive electrical polarity, but whatever Mirror World is, it seems to contain the spirits of humans that are alive now, as well as those that have passed away. But I have also seen animals in there, which means they have a soul and they are eternal, but first let me discuss briefly what the Mirror-World is like.

It seems to be a dimension close to ours in which our subconscious mind exists. But the subconscious doesn’t exist there as an ephemeral idea, or a collection of phantasmagorical thoughts, it is a real human identity, evolving as we do on earth. It’s the other you. You are in an after-life right now while still alive. It sounds odd but it makes sense.

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