Letter from Jac – What season are you in right now?
I often teach about our personal seasons. Summer being hot, full, lengthy and abundant, but also with the chance of burnout. Autumn being […]
Zen Wednesday
L E T T E R from Jac – Who are you to you?
Our relationship to ourselves is the most important relationship we have. Yet it is often shelved due the demands placed […]
L E T T E R from Jac – The real disturbance
What conditioning of your mind might you recognise is robbing you of reality? What reactions are taking you out of […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Crossing Over
I have of late been diving more deeply into studying the Tao Te Ching and the Heart Sutra. The wisdom […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Love Everything
If you have been a student of mine for awhile, or reader of these Letters, you will have at some […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday; How Can I Help?
‘The perfume of sandalwood,Rosebay or jasmineCannot travel against the wind. But the fragrance of virtueTravels even against the wind,As far as […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday; Your Truth is Within
There’s so much preaching in spirituality and self-development, and far too much ego. We can use people as little points […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday; Accepting We Know Nothing
It is easy for us to think ‘aaahhh, this is it’ when evolving. To joyously think we have found some […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday; Avoiding Disappointment
In Buddhism, everything is seen as impermanent, so grasping and holding onto things, like money is useless, as is craving […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday; Meals As More Than Body Nourishment
There is a Pali chant, a Buddhist chant that is often used with meals; ‘Sabe lokami Ye satah, Jivanta hara […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday
‘You have to go further. You have to demonstrate the answer. You have to embody the answer. You have to […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday; Enthralling Solitude
Zen meditation teacher Susan Murphy writes in her brilliant book Upside Down Zen, “Meditation is lonely as any practice is lonely […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday; Creating Space for Mushin
‘Mushin’ is a Japanese term referring to no-mind. It’s embraced in martial arts, meditation and various creative arts. Mushin is […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Zen Wednesday; Finding Truth
‘Fudoshin’ is a Japanese term used in Zen frequently, which means an unshakeable will, utter determination, the mindset of a […]
L E T T E R – Zen Wednesday; The Teachings of Compassion
On Wednesday now I am going to puddle about with Zen teachings, replacing our Tao Tuesday for awhile. There are […]