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Doing What You Want

by on March 18, 2009 in Zen

I’ve been talking lately about choosing to change. Change can be very difficult, whether it’s a major change or even just something relatively small. But choosing to change, and acting on that decision, increases our personal power and, if we stay with “what is”, also makes us happier. What is it that we’re afraid of? [...]

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Desert Rat and Salt Water

by on March 5, 2009 in Zen

This week I was reminded of a story that Doen Sensei told me a few years ago.  He has repeated it a number of times since then.  There was a traveler in Iraq who was traveling through the desert.  He found himself stranded one night, about a mile from Baghdad.  This was at a time when [...]

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Choosing to Change

by on February 16, 2009 in Zen

So, an important part of our practice is deciding to choose what is.  What I am often asked next is:  what if I’m in an unhappy marriage?  What if I hate my job?  Does that mean I need to choose to stay in that situation?   Absolutely not.  That view is too simplistic.  Choosing what [...]

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