It is essential that we have the self-confidence and the belief in ourselves and our own capability to transcend the mundane.
The Truth shall wash away the grime of illiusion and awaken based one's own faculty and receptivity.
The written words are meant to transmit the Teaching by making the invisible visible through the myriad of examples and metaphors.
"Both our so-called luck and misfortune are the result of our Karmic doings. We will encounter whom we must to meet, until our Karmic entanglements are fully resolved. The Karmic world is a closed system and while inside it we shall not escape our own doings."
In order to truly understand the root of our sufferings, we must recognize the nature of our own mind and how our response the outer world impact our life journey. We are the product of our own doings. We create our future circumstances with each choice we make, along the life path.
May there be peace on earth and Inner Peace within everyone's heart.--ZenMoon
Unlike the physical lotus bloom, at our own full-bloom of Enlightenment, we are longer confined within the cyclic existence of birth and death.-ZenMoon
Season's Greetings for Inner Light and Peace Within for all creatures on earth.--ZenMoon
"I paint to manifest what words cannot express."-ZenMoon
A New Year and a new beginning...
Our lifetime is precious and finite, we must embrace the murmur inside ourselves and embarks on the discovery for knowledge to return to our Timeless Inner Peace.
Our perceptions are perpetually influenced by our past. As we navigate through life using our senses and subjectively interpret the sensory information, our impressions are never truly accurate.
There is only one actuality...one true Reality. Yet, we all see that absolute Reality differently. We each see our life reality through our own color-tinted lenses and filtered, distilled, and refined by our past experiences and bias.
"Enlightenment is a absolute and unchanging state of being and awareness. One is either Enlightened or one is not Enlightened. There is nothing in between...no gray areas...no confusions."
Our perception is a combination of the gathered awareness and our mind’s subjective interpretation of the information. The present can only be wholly acknowledged when we have complete vision of both ourselves and the world around us.
The actual reality changes as we project our fluctuating mind's reality onto the outer world.
Kindness to others is never lost and shall positively come back to oneself.-ZenMoon
The net of photographs reminds me of how the past envelops us and influences the present. It is only by Awakening from the dream state can we step outside our net into Daylight.
Art is an expression of an individual's filtered viewpoint of the world and interpretation of a moment in time.--ZenMoon
Choose the Path to the Timeless Inner Peace.
The melody and lyrics of this song remind me that memories and emotions continually shape the collective stream consciousness. The feelings in the now are very much shaped and influenced by the past.--ZenMoon
An interesting video on the Japanese Buddhist altar, a butsudan.
"Lumbinī is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi district of Nepal.It is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Gautam Buddha."
"This short film, made by the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library, tells of the story of the sutra scroll, its science and its conservation."
Meditation has many benefits and is an essential tool to calm and clear the mind.
An excellent piece by PBS News Hour on an exhibit that brings together art, history and science to solve the mysteries of Chinese temples.
Overall, this lecture does a good job on presenting the Buddhist concept of the mind.
"Here's a vegetarian (and vegan) alternative version for those who miss that tangy, creamy lunchtime treat."
Fish sauce is an essential ingredient in Southeast Asian dishes. This is a good recipe for making vegan fish sauce.
An interesting video about Kombucha. The brewer of a kombucha company talks about this fizzy, fermented beverage and how it is made.
How to best brew a cup of tea according to a "tea scientist."
A quick, simple vegetarian pasta dish...that's healthy.
A plant-based diet is indeed a compassionate choice for our health, our planet, and for animals. This TED talk is very meaningful.
Being a weekday vegetarian is beneficial for the environment and humane for the animals.
Meatless Monday is a great concept. It is a simple commitment that yields big impact.
The lack of a self-centernedness egohood allows one to see outwards and be universally compassionate.--ZenMoon
A very idealistic solution for ending poverty.
An interesting documentary on plants as a source of medicine and healing.
How the flu virus invades the body.
How exactly does meditation affect the body?
A great video explaining how medicine is processed by the body. This is great basic knowledge for everyone.
This is a very informative video on how various compounds impact the way we physically feel, think, and even behave.
This is a natural enzyme drink that will help break down your food so your body can absorb the nutrients it needs to function well.
Brown-spotted bananas have numerous health benefits.
The pineapple has many health benefits.
How to get quality sleep. Sleep is essential for good health so that we can continue to learn the Dharma.
A clear healthy mind and body are a essential facilitators so that one may more easily learn the Teaching.
Meditation is the means to bring the mind back to a state of focus, calm, and clarity.-ZenMoon
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Treat everyone with kindness and understanding. We are all entangled in Karma. Live with compassion --ZenMoon
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
How profits comes before patients by drug companies.
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Leather grown from mushrooms
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Evolution does not favor our perceptual reality. We construct and reconstruct our perception of the world based on our own belief and experience. We never perceive reality as it truly is.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
A tour of Vietnam from Hanoi to Saigon with stops in Sa Pa and Tam Coc.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
This is an interesting piece from 20/20. We are the composition of our past. We come into the current lifetime with a continuous collective stream of consciousness.--ZenMoon
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
A clean and decluttered space gives ones a more optimum living environment to study the Teaching.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
We exists within a dualistic physical world. We are the product of the Karma created by our dualistic mind. Zen is the freedom from the mind's duality and transcendence from life's duality.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Ultimately, we are our own saviour and liberator. With self-determination, Dzung, everyone is capable of reaching the spiritual destination: Nirvana.--ZenMoon
Monday, October 22, 2018
Some brief yet meaningful highlights from Chef Eric Ripert's spiritual venture and learning about the Buddhisht philosphy behind monastery cuisine.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
These one-of-a-kind green furnitures are both functional and sustainable.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Our bodies are intimately connected to the physical universe. "Every atom in our bodies was processed in the body of an ancient star, says NASA astronomer Dr. Michelle Thaller."
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