Geoffrey Shugen Arnold Audio Books

Pick up a newspaper or turn on the television, and you're bound to see suffering. And it's not just on the news; we struggle with great and small issues all the time, as do our families and friends.

Why is it so difficult to study? It's a deep aspect of human nature, but most of us are educated to simply learn facts and repeat them.

Zen Buddhism emphasizes meditation as the means to study ourselves and understand who we truly are....

Zen Buddhism emphasizes meditation as the means to study ourselves and understand who we truly are....

We all want to maintain control over our lives: our relationships, our work, our health, even our moods. We want to know where we're going and what's going to happen when we get there.

It's very difficult to experience life directly. Our conditioning and ordinary way of perceiving often creates a haze that prevents accurate perception.

The 21st century is a critical time for our environment. Global warming, pollution, deforestation: the problems are large, and it's easy to feel helpless.

If we want to make a new start, the first step is to open our eyes and see what we have created with our actions....

Often our minds seem like prisons we can't escape. Even when we are worn out by our stories and repetitious thoughts, we continue to think and act in ways that keep us caged. Holding onto these patterns takes a tremendous amount of energy, and that's why we get worn out.

Zen Buddhism emphasizes meditation as the means to study ourselves and understand who we truly are....