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This Thursday: guided meditation with Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon.
Where does experience happen?
A koan meditation on awareness, direct experience, and the stillness before thought.
May 7, 2026
7–8 PM ETIn person: 86 Joy St. Studio 5R, Somerville, MA
Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/ouRxGXI88z8#GuidedMeditation #ZenMeditation #KoanMeditation #SomervilleMA
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How do you feel connected when you’re alone?
Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon offers a clear teaching on loneliness, separation, meditation, and the quiet truth that we are never truly separate.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gHwTuYBHqP8
What helps you reconnect when loneliness appears?
#ZenMeditation #MindfulnessPractice #Loneliness #SpiritualCommunity #MindLightWay
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How do you feel connected when you’re alone?
Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon offers a clear teaching on loneliness, separation, meditation, and the quiet truth that we are never truly separate.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gHwTuYBHqP8
What helps you reconnect when loneliness appears?
#ZenMeditation #MindfulnessPractice #Loneliness #SpiritualCommunity #MindLightWay
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How do you feel connected when you’re alone?
Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon offers a clear teaching on loneliness, separation, meditation, and the quiet truth that we are never truly separate.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gHwTuYBHqP8
What helps you reconnect when loneliness appears?
#ZenMeditation #MindfulnessPractice #Loneliness #SpiritualCommunity #MindLightWay
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How do you feel connected when you’re alone?
Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon offers a clear teaching on loneliness, separation, meditation, and the quiet truth that we are never truly separate.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gHwTuYBHqP8
What helps you reconnect when loneliness appears?
#ZenMeditation #MindfulnessPractice #Loneliness #SpiritualCommunity #MindLightWay
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How do you feel connected when you’re alone?
Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon offers a clear teaching on loneliness, separation, meditation, and the quiet truth that we are never truly separate.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gHwTuYBHqP8
What helps you reconnect when loneliness appears?
#ZenMeditation #MindfulnessPractice #Loneliness #SpiritualCommunity #MindLightWay
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🔥 The whole world is on fire.
What do you do?
Zen has an answer.
🗓 March 5, 2026
🕖 7–8 pm ETWatch live:
https://youtube.com/live/0Q6OlieIa7s#ZenMeditation #ZenPractice #Mindfulness #MeditationPractice #ZenWisdom #PresentMoment #Awareness #MeditationCommunity
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🔥 The whole world is on fire.
What do you do?
Zen has an answer.
🗓 March 5, 2026
🕖 7–8 pm ETWatch live:
https://youtube.com/live/0Q6OlieIa7s#ZenMeditation #ZenPractice #Mindfulness #MeditationPractice #ZenWisdom #PresentMoment #Awareness #MeditationCommunity
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🔥 The whole world is on fire.
What do you do?
Zen has an answer.
🗓 March 5, 2026
🕖 7–8 pm ETWatch live:
https://youtube.com/live/0Q6OlieIa7s#ZenMeditation #ZenPractice #Mindfulness #MeditationPractice #ZenWisdom #PresentMoment #Awareness #MeditationCommunity
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🔥 The whole world is on fire.
What do you do?
Zen has an answer.
🗓 March 5, 2026
🕖 7–8 pm ETWatch live:
https://youtube.com/live/0Q6OlieIa7s#ZenMeditation #ZenPractice #Mindfulness #MeditationPractice #ZenWisdom #PresentMoment #Awareness #MeditationCommunity
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🔥 The whole world is on fire.
What do you do?
Zen has an answer.
🗓 March 5, 2026
🕖 7–8 pm ETWatch live:
https://youtube.com/live/0Q6OlieIa7s#ZenMeditation #ZenPractice #Mindfulness #MeditationPractice #ZenWisdom #PresentMoment #Awareness #MeditationCommunity
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🍁 Thanksgiving Zen | Guided Meditation for Gratitude, Forgiveness & Intention A special Thanksgiving-season practice to calm the mind, open the heart, and set your intentions for the months ahead
🕖 Thursday, November 6 at 7 PM ET 🎥 Stream live on The Zen Art Center YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bco_UdgMwswTake this moment to clear your mind, give thanks, and plant the seeds for the life you wish to grow. 🌱
#ZenMeditation #GuidedMeditation #GratitudeMeditation #ForgivenessMeditation #ThanksgivingMeditation #Mindfulness #Compassion #MantraMeditation #ZenArtCenter #MindLightWay -
🍁 Thanksgiving Zen | Guided Meditation for Gratitude, Forgiveness & Intention A special Thanksgiving-season practice to calm the mind, open the heart, and set your intentions for the months ahead
🕖 Thursday, November 6 at 7 PM ET 🎥 Stream live on The Zen Art Center YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bco_UdgMwswTake this moment to clear your mind, give thanks, and plant the seeds for the life you wish to grow. 🌱
#ZenMeditation #GuidedMeditation #GratitudeMeditation #ForgivenessMeditation #ThanksgivingMeditation #Mindfulness #Compassion #MantraMeditation #ZenArtCenter #MindLightWay -
🍁 Thanksgiving Zen | Guided Meditation for Gratitude, Forgiveness & Intention A special Thanksgiving-season practice to calm the mind, open the heart, and set your intentions for the months ahead
🕖 Thursday, November 6 at 7 PM ET 🎥 Stream live on The Zen Art Center YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bco_UdgMwswTake this moment to clear your mind, give thanks, and plant the seeds for the life you wish to grow. 🌱
#ZenMeditation #GuidedMeditation #GratitudeMeditation #ForgivenessMeditation #ThanksgivingMeditation #Mindfulness #Compassion #MantraMeditation #ZenArtCenter #MindLightWay -
🍁 Thanksgiving Zen | Guided Meditation for Gratitude, Forgiveness & Intention A special Thanksgiving-season practice to calm the mind, open the heart, and set your intentions for the months ahead
🕖 Thursday, November 6 at 7 PM ET 🎥 Stream live on The Zen Art Center YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bco_UdgMwswTake this moment to clear your mind, give thanks, and plant the seeds for the life you wish to grow. 🌱
#ZenMeditation #GuidedMeditation #GratitudeMeditation #ForgivenessMeditation #ThanksgivingMeditation #Mindfulness #Compassion #MantraMeditation #ZenArtCenter #MindLightWay -
🍁 Thanksgiving Zen | Guided Meditation for Gratitude, Forgiveness & Intention A special Thanksgiving-season practice to calm the mind, open the heart, and set your intentions for the months ahead
🕖 Thursday, November 6 at 7 PM ET 🎥 Stream live on The Zen Art Center YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bco_UdgMwswTake this moment to clear your mind, give thanks, and plant the seeds for the life you wish to grow. 🌱
#ZenMeditation #GuidedMeditation #GratitudeMeditation #ForgivenessMeditation #ThanksgivingMeditation #Mindfulness #Compassion #MantraMeditation #ZenArtCenter #MindLightWay -
What if your body, your thoughts, and your identity were nothing more than swirling waves in a vast ocean of energy?
#Zen #Consciousness #Karma #Energy #Reincarnation #Mindfulness #Meditation #SpiritualAwakening #DharmaTalk #ZenMaster #NatureOfMind #Enlightenment #zenmeditation
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Looking for a short and powerful way to clear your mind and reconnect with your inner awareness? This 8-minute guided meditation is perfect for beginners and experienced meditators alike. Relax, center your attention, and experience pure awareness.
#GuidedMeditation #ZenMeditation #MindfulnessPractice #Breathwork #MantraMeditation #8MinuteMeditation #clarityandfocus
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In Zen practice, a “critical phrase” like *Who am I?* or *What is the mind?* isn’t meant to be answered. It’s meant to pierce through illusion. Let the question burn through distraction, until only boundless awareness remains. 🔥🧘 #Koan #ZenMeditation #WhoAmI #DirectExperience #Awareness
#ZenJourney #WhatIsTheMind #mind #Meditation https://youtube.com/shorts/obedJjcr-1A -
In Zen practice, a “critical phrase” like *Who am I?* or *What is the mind?* isn’t meant to be answered. It’s meant to pierce through illusion. Let the question burn through distraction, until only boundless awareness remains. 🔥🧘 #Koan #ZenMeditation #WhoAmI #DirectExperience #Awareness
#ZenJourney #WhatIsTheMind #mind #Meditation https://youtube.com/shorts/obedJjcr-1A -
In Zen practice, a “critical phrase” like *Who am I?* or *What is the mind?* isn’t meant to be answered. It’s meant to pierce through illusion. Let the question burn through distraction, until only boundless awareness remains. 🔥🧘 #Koan #ZenMeditation #WhoAmI #DirectExperience #Awareness
#ZenJourney #WhatIsTheMind #mind #Meditation https://youtube.com/shorts/obedJjcr-1A -
In Zen practice, a “critical phrase” like *Who am I?* or *What is the mind?* isn’t meant to be answered. It’s meant to pierce through illusion. Let the question burn through distraction, until only boundless awareness remains. 🔥🧘 #Koan #ZenMeditation #WhoAmI #DirectExperience #Awareness
#ZenJourney #WhatIsTheMind #mind #Meditation https://youtube.com/shorts/obedJjcr-1A -
In Zen practice, a “critical phrase” like *Who am I?* or *What is the mind?* isn’t meant to be answered. It’s meant to pierce through illusion. Let the question burn through distraction, until only boundless awareness remains. 🔥🧘 #Koan #ZenMeditation #WhoAmI #DirectExperience #Awareness
#ZenJourney #WhatIsTheMind #mind #Meditation https://youtube.com/shorts/obedJjcr-1A -
Your thoughts, your identity, your world—they’re all reflections in a dusty mirror. That dust is karma. When covered in thoughts, trauma, and attachments, the mirror reflects a distorted reality. But when it's clear, it reflects truth perfectly.
#ZenMeditation
#ClearTheMind
#ZenMasterTalk
#SpiritualGrowth
#MindAsMirror
#FocusAndFlow
#DailyMeditationPractice
#PathToEnlightenmen
#Zen
#Meditation
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Want a clear mind? Start small. Just 1–5 minutes of daily meditation—still or in motion—can transform your life. Don’t skip a day. Train your mind, build inner strength, and discover who you truly are. Try it for a month… then come back and tell me what changed. 🧘♂️✨ #MeditationChallenge #ZenPractice #1MinuteMeditation #ZenMeditation #zen #Meditation https://youtube.com/shorts/WUclLIQNHE4
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Dhyana is not about doing nothing—it's about doing *one thing* with full presence. In Zen, focus is the gateway. When your attention flows without distraction, the mind becomes steady, clear, and deeply awake. 🧘♂️🌀 #ZenMeditation #Dhyana #Focus #Presence #zen #Mindfulness #SpiritualAwakening #ZenMind #Meditation #Awareness https://youtube.com/shorts/trQKFM7EBg0
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One of the benefits of Zen practice is realizing in oneself the capability to witness someone's suffering with poise.
i.e. without freaking out, without trying to plaster over it, without judgment.
#Zen #ZenMeditation #meditation #suffering #poise #listening
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One of the benefits of Zen practice is realizing in oneself the capability to witness someone's suffering with poise.
i.e. without freaking out, without trying to plaster over it, without judgment.
#Zen #ZenMeditation #meditation #suffering #poise #listening
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One of the benefits of Zen practice is realizing in oneself the capability to witness someone's suffering with poise.
i.e. without freaking out, without trying to plaster over it, without judgment.
#Zen #ZenMeditation #meditation #suffering #poise #listening
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One of the benefits of Zen practice is realizing in oneself the capability to witness someone's suffering with poise.
i.e. without freaking out, without trying to plaster over it, without judgment.
#Zen #ZenMeditation #meditation #suffering #poise #listening
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One of the benefits of Zen practice is realizing in oneself the capability to witness someone's suffering with poise.
i.e. without freaking out, without trying to plaster over it, without judgment.
#Zen #ZenMeditation #meditation #suffering #poise #listening
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Is Meditation More Pleasurable Than Sex?
What being neurodivergent and queer has taught me about this question.
Photo by Zoltan Tasi on UnsplashThere is frank talk about sex in what follows here, including masochism. In my view, it is light talk, but reader beware.
From time to time I see claims that meditation is indeed more pleasurable than sex.
Wow!
Let’s reach for the meditation cushion to have a cosmic orgasm, right?
Hold off for a second.
It is possible that, for some people, meditation is more pleasurable than sex. It does not follow from this that meditation is more pleasurable than sex, for everyone, generally speaking. I’m going to explain why I don’t believe that this claim applies in the general sense.
I have good reasons for saying this, I’ve practiced Zen meditation for over 28 years now. I’ve never had a “cosmic orgasm,” or any “out of this world” experience in meditation. Have I grown in my meditation practice? Yes, I have. However, I do not cultivate any extraordinary experiences in meditation. My practice is all about unlearning.
https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2024/11/05/on-zen-practice/
Now, I also enjoy sex. Guess what? I do hold that sex is more pleasurable than meditation. Am I contradicting those who hold that meditation is more pleasurable than sex? Not necessarily. If they hold that everyone performing meditation will find it more pleasurable than sex, then yes, I’m contradicting them. However, if the claim is that they find meditation more pleasurable than sex, then their claim is compatible with my experience.
So, how does being neurodivergent and queer allow me to harmonize my claim with theirs? We neurodivergent people are well aware that people do not all perceive the world in the same way. Our experiences may seem to entail contradictory claims, and still not actually be contradictory. My experience with famotidine is a case in point. It made me depressed, which is an extremely rare side effect. The fact that a lot of people take the medicine without experiencing this does not negate my own experience.
https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2023/12/05/when-famotidine-messes-with-your-head/
Add to this the fact that people’s experience of sex can differ wildly. I’m sex-positive. Some people are sex-neutral or sex-negative. For someone who is grossed out by sex, I’ll bet that a lot of things are better than sex, including, maybe, meditation. However, their experience with meditation does not negate my own.
Even more confounding. Some people are masochists. Some masochists can reach orgasm from pain alone. Again, this is their experience, and their experience does not negate that of the majority of the population, including my own. I definitely do not get orgasms from pain. I hate pain. I don’t want it.
Let me ask you this. Is it better to find meditation more pleasurable than sex and pursue meditation because of this? Or is it better to find sex more pleasurable than meditation and yet persist in one’s meditation practice? Which of the two is likely to be a crass pursuit of pleasure for pleasure’s sake?
In my book, meditation is not more pleasurable than sex. If my meditation turned out to be more pleasurable than sex, then my technique would be one that promotes extraordinary experiences, and my meditation would not be meditation, but something akin to the practice of tennis.
#AutisticWriters #meditation #pain #pleasure #sex #YourAutisticLife #ZenMeditation
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On Zen Practice
The revolutionary art of unlearning.
Photo by Jr Korpa on UnsplashI don’t think that what follows is especially original. It was probably communicated to me at the beginning of my practice, but I was too bewildered and stupid to understand it. It is only now, after years of practice, that I finally understand what was communicated.
When I talk about Zen practice, I talk about both the formal aspect embodied in Zen meditation, and the informal aspect when someone who has engaged in meditation takes Zen into their daily life.
Zen practice is an activity that frustrates the capitalist impulse.
Why?
Because Zen practice has no immediate benefit. My own practice did not bring me riches. The benefits of practice regarding my health have been very mixed. It did not protect me from a heart attack, but maybe that’s because I was too green back then. However, it did not protect me, many years later, from cancer either. Still, there are a few health benefits: my breathing capacity is high, and my heart rate is low, and both are due to my Zen practice.
Zen practice, moreover, did not give me partners. My ex-wife is someone who practices roughly to the same intensity I do, but everyone after her has been on the fence about Zen practice, or decided to simply not practice at all.
Zen practice hasn’t made me superhuman. This is in part why I call Zen practice revolutionary. It goes against capitalism, against the grain, and against social conventions about what people should do with their time.
I’ve practiced Zen meditation for over 28 years. Giving an exact figure is difficult. I did not mark on my calendar the day I became invested in Zen practice, or the first day on which I decided to go to the Montréal Zen Center to sit in meditation.
I’ve practiced meditation for over 28 years, but these were definitely not years of utmost dedication. I’ve been to seven-day retreats, yes. However, I’ve had periods during which no meditation whatsoever happened. These days, I don’t meditate every day. Such is life. However, Zen practice is ever present, even when I do not sit in meditation.
More recently, I’ve taken my practice into the relationships that I’ve established with my partners after my divorce. Seen from the point of view of the ego, a lot of these relationships are failures, because they did not last. However, seen from the point of view of Zen practice, they are successes because the trials that my exes have put me through have revealed so much to me.
“What have you gained over all these years of practice?”
Nothing.
“Lol wut?”
Alright. I’ve gained everything.
“Now you’re contradicting yourself.”
When we sit in meditation, we are not replacing one way of thinking with another. What we are doing is unlearning our habits. As we unlearn our habit, we are not replacing these habits with other habits. We just unlearn them.
This is very much unlike any other endeavor of ours. Usually when we undertake something, it is to gain something concrete. So we replace one way of thinking with another, or one behavior with another. Not so for Zen meditation.
This is the “nothing” that I have gained. I’ve given up old habits.
However, what you gain in this giving up is an openness. Whatever life throws at you. You let it come. This is everything. This is what I mentioned above when I talked about my relationships with my partners. One thing for sure, I’ve not gained access to any state of bliss, or anything extraordinary. Quite the contrary, what I have experienced in meditation is extra ordinary. (In the sense of very ordinary.)
I’ve mentioned above that even when I’m not sitting, Zen practice is a constant. I practice whenever people come to me expressing difficult issues in their life. It would be so easy to respond to them with my own opinions, and tell them to do this or that. However, I do not do this. I let them express themselves fully. Then, yes, maybe I’ll have something fruitful to say, but not until they’ve revealed themselves. If I start with my own opinion, my words will most likely be colored by prejudice and be fruitless.
I call this non-obstruction. What we learn in meditation is how to not be obstructive when the myriad things or the myriad folks manifest themselves to us. We listen, and wisdom illuminates what is fruitful to do, and what isn’t.
#AutisticWriters #capitalism #NonObstruction #unlearning #YourAutisticLife #Zen #ZenBuddhism #ZenMeditation #ZenPractice
https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2024/11/05/on-zen-practice/