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The Zen of Positivity
True, genuine positivity is Zen.
Many, many years ago, I was introduced to the idea of Zen when my best friend handed me the book Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryū Suzuki. FYI, if you have not read this book, I highly recommend it.
Why? Because Zen is an ultimate state of calm, peace, and being present in the here and now.
It’s often joked about and even made fun of. But it’s a very good place to be because it’s ultimately present and now.
The present, this moment, of course, is the only time that’s real. The past is colored by bias, opinion, the imperfection of memory, prejudice, and our personal values and beliefs. Meanwhile, the future is always in motion, as yet unwritten, and subject to more unknowns and uncertainties.
Right now, the present, this moment in time is the only true, real, legit measure of time. Only in the here-and-now can we truly BE, complete and whole. This is a choice, of course, and doable via mindfulness.
Finding and/or creating positivity is a Zen action. Why? Because negativity destroys, neutrality is seldom true, while positivity builds. Thus, I believe that positivity is Zen.
Presently, I am reading a book about Zen practice called Mind Full to Mindful: Zen Wisdom From a Monk’s Bowl by Om Swami. It has…
