Author: Ordinary Mind Zen Melbourne

Recently I stumbled across the phrase ‘toxic positivity’, which graphically conjured up unhelpful ways of dealing with the challenges of everyday life

Reflections on wandering through the six worlds, and what this looks like in daily life

A monk asked, “It is so hot. How is it possible to escape from the heat?” The master said, “Why don’t you go to a place where it is neither cold nor hot?” The monk said, “Is there a place where it is neither cold nor hot?” The master said, “When it is cold, you should be cold buddha. When it is hot, you should be hot buddha.”