Zen Meditation - How to Be Energized by the Fact That Things Are Never Going to Be Perfect

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In the same video you were talking about, this idea of Zen will fix us. How do we become energized by the fact that things are never going to be perfect? Oftentimes what I've got a problem that's pretty deep inside me and I'm worried and anxious and upset, my mind will start chewing over it. If I sit down on my cushion, if I hold the issue with some attention, okay, this is the problem. And then I take a deep breath and I'm still holding the problem, but I'm not thinking about it. It's red hot, but it's there. I'm holding it. Eventually, this is feeling of a little bit more

Shozan Jack Haubner is the pen name of a Zen monk whose essays have appeared in The Sun, Tricycle, Buddha, Dharma, and The New York Times, as well as in the best Buddhist Writing series. Jack is the winner of a 2012 Pushcart prize and is the author of Zen Confidential Confessions of a Wayward Monk and Single White Monk. He is also the host of the YouTube channel Zen Confidential.

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Shozan Jack Haubner and I Discuss How to Bring Zen Into Everyday Life and …

His transition from monastic life to real world life
Realizing that his growth has taken a different path after leaving the monastery
Trusting in life, even when it’s really challenging
The differences between the personal and intimate
Noticing the moments of waking up that happen in daily life
The challenges he experienced when in a leadership role
His relationship with his dad
Understanding the meanings of self and no self

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