This past weekend I was in the woods at a retreat with my Sangha from Northern Light Zen Center. It was a great experience and I am very glad that I went. It’s amazing what spending two days in meditation will do for your clarity of mind. This retreat was a mixture of sitting meditation and walking [...]
Posts Tagged ‘peace’
A Weekend Retreating
Posted in Buddhism, Family, Meditation, tagged Buddhism, family, meditation, mindfulness, peace, sangha, silence, Zen on October 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Losing One’s Self
Posted in Buddhism, tagged Buddhism, death, forgiveness, hope, love, peace, suffering, Zen on October 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
How often have you been doing something and totally lost track of time? This usually happens to me when I’m doing something I really enjoy or when I’m working on a difficult problem. I totally space out and am unaware of the passage of time and do not perceive the world around me in the [...]
Zen And The Art of Web Site Maintenance
Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, tagged Buddhism, depression, meditation, mindfulness, peace, technology, Zen on October 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve had nearly 130 posts on this blog and have not yet used the phrase “Zen and the art of….” I was proud of that but today I think I really did learn about that. When you work for the IT department of a hospital, there really are issues where technology breaking is a matter [...]
Dealing With Frustration
Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, Weight Loss, tagged breathing, Buddhism, mindfulness, peace, weight loss, Zen on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m very mindful of my breathing right now. In fact I’m so intensely breathing through my nose that my inner nostrils are starting to hurt a little. This is something that happens when I get frustrated. The reason for my frustration is purely professional. I am attempting to implement the changes requested to the applications [...]
An exciting effect and a fun discovery
Posted in Mindfulness, Weight Loss, tagged mindfulness, peace, tabouli, weight loss on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I noticed today how loose my belt has become when I put it on in the morning. I was already using the tightest setting for the belt but now when I put it on, I can fit my entire fist between the belt and my pants. I’m going to have to go out and get [...]
