10 articles
Why does a haircut lighten the heart? Drawing on the Zen practice of repeated tonsure and the teaching of hoge-jaku, discover three ways to turn a haircut into a practice of letting go.
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Every kindness or gift leaves you thinking "I must pay this back," and receiving becomes a burden. Drawing on the Zen teachings of giving and non-attachment, here is how to untangle that weight and three practices for receiving with an open heart.
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When you see something beautiful, do you reach for your phone first? From the Zen teaching of non-attachment comes a way to let go of clinging to the record and taste the scene before you with your whole being.
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An empty calendar makes you anxious; resting brings guilt. From Zen teachings comes the wisdom to release the habit of measuring your worth by how busy you are.
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Cancellations, reschedules, last-minute shifts. The frustration that flares when plans collapse is exactly what Zen calls clinging. Discover the wisdom of non-attachment and three practices for setting the calendar down without anger.
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Why the urge to be right creates suffering, seen through Zen non-attachment, with three practices for stepping beyond winning and losing.
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For those who feel a rising urgency each time the unread badge climbs, this piece draws on Zen non-attachment to show how to treat messages as borrowed things, and offers three practices for a mind that is not dictated to by notifications.
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Clinging to past achievements can trap you in a version of yourself that no longer exists. Discover how Zen's teaching of non-attachment frees you to live fully in the present.
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Our need to control everything creates suffering. Discover how Zen wisdom helps us release the illusion of control and find freedom in acceptance.
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Money, status, relationships — the fear of losing what we have imprisons the mind. Discover how Zen's teaching on non-attachment reveals the illusion of ownership.
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