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The secret of health for both mind and body

I am sorting through papers and found this quote. The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticpate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely … Continue reading

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9 reasons for reincarnation

I came across this quote today: Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation, the other eight are unimportant. Henry Miller It made me smile…

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Ganesha: Lord of Success – the Hindu Elephant-Deity

Three friends of mine have been in India and bought me a present. I got a small statue of Ganesh or Ganesha, the Hindu Elephant-Deity. I of course had to find out more about this god and what I found … Continue reading

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Link Medley

Zen Habits is one of my favorite blogs. There is 21 Easy Hacks to Simplify Your Life. And there is a guest post by Jonathan about 11 Refreshing Ways to Bring Out the Awesomeness in Life. Mary Jaksch of Goodlife … Continue reading

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Zen and me

This is a short introduction to Zen and me. I have no formal Zen training, I have arrived at Zen along a different path. Much in Zen matches my own experiences which is why I use Zen as a reference. … Continue reading

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What is Zen?

I have read the book What is Zen? by Alan Watts. The book contains a selection of Alan’s talks and the four parts are about: • A simple way, A difficult way • Zen reconsidered • Space • Zen mind I like the book, … Continue reading

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Zen blogs

I have been browsing around blogs and also doing comment surfing, reading a comment in one blog and then checking that persons blog. It is interesting to see where one ends up when just going with the flow. One of … Continue reading

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Ultimately the soft wins over the hard

I got this quote in one of my Daily Forwards Step: Don’t be hard like a rock, be soft like water. Ultimately the soft wins over the hard. Be like water, soft, flowing, at ease. The hardness inside will eventually … Continue reading

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Way Of The Peaceful Warrior

I was recommended to watch the Peaceful Warrior movie (IMDB) which has a site of its own at The Peaceful Warrior. The plot can be found at Wikipedia. I decided to instead get the book the movie is based on, … Continue reading

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Zen and the Art of Harmonica

While surfing around for harmonica information I came across David Harp and an article at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. The article is titled Zen and the Art of Harmonica which sounds really interesting to me. This means I … Continue reading

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