About: Don Dianda
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Accepting Change (for What It Is).by Don Dianda on Aug 18, 2012 Impermanence is simply another name for reality. Things change and when it comes to our youth, our friendships, our homes, our families, our pets, anything we have become attached to, watching them go can be excruciatingly painful. And yet, we know that our attachments, like us, will disappear, transform and cease to exist in this [...] 430 views |
Falling in Love with Life.by Don Dianda on Aug 17, 2012 photo: El Frito When Boundaries Fall Away Walking through the woods, watching the sun drop into the earth’s horizon before dusk, or counting the innumerable stars and galaxies in the sky, calls to something deep inside of us that goes beyond name, form, identity or opinion. Objects within the mind fall away and for a [...] 320 views |
The Key to Opening the Doors Within.by Don Dianda on Aug 16, 2012 photo: brewbooks The color of the mountain is Buddha’s body; the sound of running water is his great speech. ~ Zen Master Dogen Nature is graceful, wild, and intricately layered—beyond the scope of imagination or conceptualization. It is powerful. It is everywhere, all the time, and it encompasses all things–including us. Letting go of our [...] 363 views |
Trust in Life & Give It Space.by Don Dianda on Aug 15, 2012 photo: RandyA38 The world is ruled by letting things take their course. ~ Lao Tzu. What if things happened naturally, out of nothing, out of nowhere, like the Big Bang, or a sudden creative idea? What if making space and consciously being at ease in the space we inhabit, was an avenue for us to [...] 486 views |
Seven Interconnected Steps to Freedom.by Don Dianda on Aug 14, 2012 Seven Interconnected Steps to Freedom “The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the world’s ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The [...] 304 views |
Bring Poetry into Your Practice.by Don Dianda on Aug 13, 2012 After meditating or going out on a long walk, I often sit with a poem and allow the words to seep into the heart of my present moment experience. The theme of the piece could be centered on the dissemination of historical events or an evocative articulation of the oozing nature of time, either way, [...] 154 views |
No matter life’s storm—what is, is.by Don Dianda on Aug 12, 2012 Stepping into this oneness might come from the simple, mindful practice of being okay with what is: cancer, chocolate, deceased pets, work, sandy toes, hawks and, of course, traffic! 299 views |
A Manifesto for Real Change: Comment Here if you Agree.by Don Dianda on Aug 12, 2012 Eight steps that might foster change. 207 views |
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Living Out Our Questions.by Don Dianda on Jul 30, 2012 photo: Smithsonian Institution “I would like to beg you, dear sir, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be give to you now, [...] 558 views |
Zen Master Lin-Chi’s Faith & This Life.by Don Dianda on Jul 18, 2012 For me, having faith in myself meant being okay with what was happening in the here and now. 1,055 views |
Doing the Dirty Work: The Day-to-Day Basics. ~ Don Diandaby Don Dianda on Jul 13, 2012 Whether I have already succumbed to my thoughts or I am about to, this is the activity: letting go and non-judgmentally coming back to now no matter the situation. 373 views |
Doing the Dirty Work: Stepping into the Realms of Demons.by Don Dianda on Jul 10, 2012 In Buddhism, hell or suffering is subtly defined as life lived outside the experience of this moment, where one is easily governed by the rushing nature of the small mind. You aren’t sent to this hell by a patronizing, morally dignified figure. You suffer or put yourself in hell on your own: You judge yourself [...] 833 views |
Blow Down the Walls. ~ Don Diandaby Don Dianda on Jun 30, 2012 Please enjoy an excerpt from the new book, See For Your Self: Zen Mindfulness for the Next Generation. The book offers young people a guide to mindfulness that will help them experience a deeper connection with life and the present moment. 1,295 views |
I Had it All, or so I Thought.by Don Dianda on May 23, 2012 Short Excerpt: I had it all, or so I thought. “Everyday is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” ~ Matsuo Basho Growing up in a well-to-do American family is materially comfortable. Family troubles aside—and they can be considerable—life is full of pleasure: desires are satisfied, drinks guzzled, and fanciful whims gained. There are [...] 979 views |
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