Zen Living Part 7 (summarized): What's the point... Nirvana?

by JimmyPage 6 Replies latest jw friends

  • JimmyPage
    JimmyPage

    The goal of Zen is to live your goal right now rather than look ahead to it.

    Nirvana, sometimes called satori, kensho, and enlightenment, is the freedom from attachments to thoughts, feelings, and desires, and a complete and total absorption in the present moment.

    Enlightened people recognize that everyone and everything in the universe is connected and interrelated in an intricate system.

    Enlightened people are frequently compelled to spend their lives helping others and improving their environments to make the most of each present moment.

  • BabaYaga
    BabaYaga

    Hooray! Another "Zen Living" entry!

    Living in the present is, of course, easier said than done at first.

    Meditation has really helped me to see beyond the ego... to see beyond the "attachments to thoughts, feelings, and desires". I would not have understood this or believed it even a couple of years ago.

    Thanks for this series, JP!

  • Hope4Others
    Hope4Others

    I love the idea of Zen living....

    part 7.....looks like I have to go hunting the first 6....

    h4o

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere

    How does one achieve Zen Living while still paying the bills? (Without winning the lotto)

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere

    I have always admired stones. Generally large rocks and boulders. They appear to be the perfect example of Nirvana. They simply lay there in nature, not fighting or changing things around them while accepting whatever changes come upon them.

    Sometimes I find myself admiring them in regard to how they have no worries.

  • Satanus
    Satanus

    Elsewhere

    Why not start a meditation practice w stones as your object of focus? You never know what you might learn.

    S

  • BabaYaga
    BabaYaga

    Satanus I love that idea! I love rocks, too, Elsewhere!

    And as for your question, Else:

    How does one achieve Zen Living while still paying the bills? (Without winning the lotto)

    That's the best part. When you learn to meditate and make it a daily practice, it makes EVERYTHING better. Everything. Including being stuck in traffic, including being annoyed at work, including how you react when a friend hurts your feelings.

    A dear friend of mine once told me... "A good Zen master lives on the mountain. A great Zen master lives in the city."

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