clearstreamzendo

This week’s topic for reflection is a continuation of showing up with intention with an addition at the end. There are two requirements for success. The first is you have to show up. The second is you need to be clear about your intention. Let’s look at showing up first. Being human we have the potential and opportunity to do something but first we have to show up. Showing up is about choosing what you want to do and then showing up to do it. This sometimes means being courageous or...

This week’s topic for reflection is showing up with intention. There are two requirements for success. The first is you have to show up. The second is you need to be clear about your intention. Let’s look at showing up first. Being human we have the potential and opportunity to do something but first we have to show up. Showing up is about choosing what you want to do and then showing up to do it. This sometimes means being courageous or determined. Yes, really show up . Greet the day and...

This week’s topic for reflection is less is more. In our society there is a constant need and desire to have and get more. Somehow we believe if we have more money or a bigger house or a more important job we will be happier. For Zen teachers sometimes there is an unspoken desire that to be more successful means having more students, more programs, more successors etc. I’m not so sure this is true for Zen teachers or actually for anyone else. When we die we loose everything we have. We work...