Every morning, I sit on the floor to meditate with my wife and daughter, Julie and Imma. We sit still for seven minutes. Regardless of how busy we are—or in how many directions our various schedules are trying to pull us—when Imma is finished getting dressed, the three of us meet in her room and […]
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Double Binds: Do You Send Mixed Messages?
In Zen Buddhism, teachers will use a variety of tools and methods to guide their students towards enlightenment. Meditation and the practice of art forms that cultivate stark, spare beauty are examples. Another is the use of a Koan. A Koan is an unsolvable riddle. A typical feature is the simple presentation of two or […]