Zen Thought

“Know thyself” (Know thy business!) Discover your own unique strategy to create an enterprise that embodies you, affords prosperity, brings the right people into your life and serves a community of people who desire your products and services. Otherwise known as The Zen Side of business ownership.

Join some cuddly puppies for a collection of sayings from the Buddha. The verses, taken from the Dhammapada, were written centuries ago, but today, they offer insight for all of life's basic struggles. Meditate along with the verses to gain a greater understanding of you, your life, and your purpose. Find the meaning of truth in these verses and how to find it in the world around you. Let your inner Zen puppy guide you to enlightenment.

What’s going on here? Why are my hands shaking and heart racing? The doc said my blood pressure is up a little. He claims it’s stress. What stress? Me, stressed out? As soon as I get the kids out the door, I’ll jump in my car and drive like crazy to get to my meeting on time. I guess I might be just a touch stressed out. If we want to avoid being so stressed out all the time, and we don’t like what chronic stress can do to us, we need to change course.

In this talk Osho takes his audience into the world of Zen. "There are a few essential things which make Zen absolutely different from any kind of teaching. The most important of these essentials is that Zen is a revolution. All other religions are servants to the vested interests. The rich people and the powerful people, the politicians, have dominated all the religions. The priests have been nothing but servants to these criminals. It is such a worldwide conspiracy that no one recognizes it."

Di solito si vive in base a un’immagine di sé che si crea guardando e adeguandosi agli altri, a loro volta cresciuti adattandosi ai propri simili. Tutto ciò genera un mondo di apparenze che ruota intorno a finzioni che rivelano la loro vacuità di fronte a eventi improvvisi che mandano in frantumi ogni cosa. Oggi, in un mondo le cui condizioni continuano a mutare, si è sempre di più spinti a domandarsi quale sia davvero il volto dell’umanità, e quale il proprio vero volto.

For over 2,500 years, the teachings of Buddhism have guided spiritual seekers, philosophers, and everyday people who want more from life. You’re probably already familiar with some Buddhist concepts, such as “meditation” and “karma”. But, what about “Buddhahood” and “the 10 worlds?” Ideas like these are unfamiliar to the Western mind-set, making the language of Buddhism difficult for outsiders to understand.