My concept of a Zen Koan is a statement to make you think and possibly allow your mind to get closer to the truth…. helping you with higher meditation practices to obtain enlightenment. One of the best examples is: Zen Buddhism can be broken down into two simple words…not necessary so!
A puzzling, often paradoxical [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 21, 2009
Zentraveler on Zen Koans!
October 15, 2009
Zentraveler goes Bananas over Bananas!
I was recently talking to a friend on Bantayan Island, Philippines and she served up some killer fried bananas. In fact she had an entire stem of fat yellow ones and boiled the rest for our work crew. She went on to say the reason monkeys don’t have heart attacks is because they [...]
October 11, 2009
Zentraveler treks to Bantayan Holy Week!
As I have been in the Philippines less than a year I also realize how important festivals are to the people. It gives the people a chance to have a parade visit with relatives and friends and sell every sort of snack and item you would normally find at a carnival.
HOLY WEEK OBSERVANCE
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