Posts tagged Mindfulness
Home Retreat Rituals
Home Retreat Rituals

“Suppose you are offered a cup of tea, very fragrant, very good tea. If your mind is distracted, you cannot really enjoy the tea. You have to be mindful of the tea, you have to be concentrated on it, so the tea can reveal its fragrance and wonder to you.“ These are the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen master, poet and peace activist, revered around the world for his pioneering teachings on Mindfulness. His words also hold true for life. Life becomes full and beautiful only if we learn to slow down and live mindfully. Otherwise, life can’t reveal its fragrance and beauty to us.

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Being, CreativeDeniz Gunizmindfulness, minimalism, mindfulness at work, Mindfulness, mediation, silent meditation, tea, rituals, ritual, slowliving, slowness, tea ceremonyComment
Zen Stories: Two Monks and a Woman
Zen Stories: Two Monks and a Woman

Two monks while practicing their walking meditation happen to come across a woman with a long kimono. The woman tries to cross a very muddy road, but she’s not daring to step into the mud. So, one monk picks her up, carries her across the road through the mud, puts her down. The monks then continue to walk on in silence for another four or five hours, practicing noble silence…

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Being, WellDeniz GunizMindfulness, mind, zen, story, zen-story, meditation, silence, living-in-the-past, thought-patternsComment
21th Lesson for 21st Century
21th Lesson for 21st Century

21st Lessons for 21st Century.

You may have heard the name “Yuval Noah Harari”. He’s mostly known for his books titled “Sapiens”, “Homo Deus” and most recently “21 Lessons for 21st Century”, that critics passionately raved about and received much-deserved attention from the general public.

Aside from his popular books, interesting ideas and creative writing, what fascinated us the most was the fact that he was an avid meditator practicing Vipassana (Insight) Mediation for years. We happened to know this when he created in his book “21 Lessons for 21st Century” an entire section on Mediation and featured it as the 21st Lesson for 21st Century.

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Being, Open, Editor's PicksDeniz Gunizmediation, Mindfulness, vipassana, present moment, awareness, yuval noah harari, 21 lesson for 21st centuryComment