Religion always has it’s serious side, however by studying Zen Buddhism it is evident that the opposite side is just as important and has played a big role with the Zen masters and scholars throughout history. If you ever watched the Dali Lama he is always laughing about something. Those in the know [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 28, 2008
Zentraveler reports on Nattokinase Enzyme to reduce blood clots!
As we get older we produce less of some of the very beneficial things that keeps us ticking. By now we have all heard of carrying extra aspirins in case you have a heart attack or stroke. That is excellent advice and may just save your life. Included below is some information [...]
April 25, 2008
Zentraveler visits the Mayan Ruins in Tulum, Mexico!
When jets land in Cancun, Mexico from Europe and the United States a lot of the folks immediately set out to explore the Mayan ruins in the area. One of the best combination trips for ecology and Mayan ruins is to head south by bus to Tulum. The distance is 81 miles and the [...]
April 18, 2008
Zentraveler slept with the Jersey Devil!
Just when you thought life couldn’t throw anymore curve-balls your car breaks down in the Jersey Swamp! It’s pouring down rain as you search for cover. You are one miserable dude. You know that this misery is some-kind of Zen Karma chasing you. You might as well go with the flow. You [...]
April 17, 2008
Zentraveler on the health benefits of Aloe Vera!
By now we have probably all heard of aloe vera and many have seen it in plant form. My aunt Lillian had it growing in pots all around her house and would slice off a leaf and put the cool aloe vera directly on any burns, cuts, poison ivy or wounds. It’s soothing [...]
April 14, 2008
Zentraveler chills in a backpackers hostel in Isla Mujeres, Mexico!
Are you like a fellow American who hopped the train, rode the rails from Texas, and somehow found the least expensive place to stay in a Mexican paradise? According to Mike he stayed in the Isla Mujeres Backpackers Hostel nearly three years. If it isn’t entered into the Guinness Book of World Records— It [...]
April 9, 2008
Zentraveler on the Great Blue Heron!
Fables not only mimic life they have been handed down in story-form since the beginning of civilization. You have the Crocodile dance in Africa, you have the Eskimo Bear dance, you have the Snakes of the Sea Celebration in the South Pacific and legends worked into our history and civilization depicting the animal influence [...]
April 7, 2008
Zentraveler drinks 8 glasses of water per day!
How many times have you read that it is necessary to drink at least eight glasses of purified water per day. There is only way to do it! Purchase eight 12 oz glasses and fill them from morning until night. When you get up in the morning you can take your first [...]
April 5, 2008
Zentraveler experiments with Mescal in Oaxaca, Mexico
One of the great philosophers said: “life is an experiment.” That being said, since I wasn’t in the confines of a science laboratory and the travel bug bit me—- off I go without a clear destination to travel through the real Mexico. Arriving by a travel van to El Paso, Texas, I arranged for [...]
April 3, 2008
Zentraveler on overcoming anger Zen Fable!
Overcoming Anger
A Zen student said to his teacher, “ Master, I have an ungovernable temper. Help me get rid of it.” “ You have something very strange,” said the teacher. “Show it to me.” Right now I cannot show it to you.” “Why not?” It arises suddenly.” “ Then it cannot be your own true [...]
