This article in Dutch, by a guy who stayed in Japan for one year working on Zen, mentions this “unnecessary thoughts”, mentioned by the roshi. For example worrying thoughts about the future, which may or may not happen, is basically pointless. He gives a short story about a samurai who got death sen…

Zen master Hakuin was praised as someone who lived a clean life. …

I saw this today mentioned on a Dutch website page. Then I searched for an English one that has it, …

I would say my philosophical mindset is an ever expanding garden fertilised by nihilism, stoicism, and buddhism. I try not to fetishise philosophies, leaders, or people and try to learn something from every ideology I come across. …

Yes I record audiobooks in my spare time. ☺ …

Hi all, …