by Dr. Takehisa Kora We cannot remove insecurity and pain from our lives. It is inevitable. The reason is that nature and society are not made to suit our convenience. Nature existed first and people come out of it, so of course nature is not made for people. If we leave plants without care, weeds…
It’s a good time to step back, review the year so far and regroup so you can move forward in a meaningful way. In this webinar recording, Gregg Krech, author of The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology, offers guidance to help you refocus and and get back on a purposeful track as…
A central principle of Morita Therapy is that we have much more control over the body (actions) than the mind (feelings/thoughts). During my 30’s I lived for a short period of time in a Zen temple in Japan. During long meditation periods I would find that my mind would be all over the place –…
Last year (2020) was not a year that made most of us happy. We may wade into this new year with the hope that it will be better and that we will find a bit (or a lot) more happiness. But the danger in wanting to be happier is that we become focused on happiness…
It’s a crazy time to be alive. Do you ever have that thought? Or the thought . . . the world is going crazy? If you step back and think of everything that is going on right now, doesn’t it seem like the world is out of whack? Like it’s lost its planetary mind? But…
Feelings Flow and Change like the Weather by Linda Anderson Krech Through the study and practice of Morita Therapy we can learn a great deal about the nature of feelings. Given that we may experience a wide range of feelings over the course of one day, or one hour, or even five minutes, we…
Sing While There is Voice Left by Trudy Boyle I read a book, as a young 20 year old living in Montreal, called Sing While There is Voice Left. It was written by a theologian and I remember nothing specific about it, other than the title. The title, however, has stuck with me my entire…