Enlightenment is a Place (Not an Event)
I may be completely unenlightened, and therefore have no idea what I am talking about, but to me enlightenment is not an event but rather, it’s a place. By this I mean it’s not (in … Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Enlightenment’
Rebel Zen and The Glorious Art of Being Imperfect
By Seamus Anthony What follows is the massively-inspired, half-drunk process of me trying to finally define what “Rebel Zen” means in a slogan … Rebel Zen: It’s not about being perfect – it’s about being … Read more
How To Get Over Yourself Already
By Seamus Anthony If you are anything like me then you are sometimes a messy blob of anxiety, stress and over-imaginative worry. Between you and me, I think we should get over ourselves already and … Read more
Remixing God: A Special Theology of Relativity – Part 3
By Seamus Anthony Part Three (click here to go back to the start) I Found Jesus (he was behind my airplane seat all along) Right … where was I? Oh yeah … So … After … Read more
The Personal Development Dilemma: Striving Vs Self-Acceptance
By Seamus Anthony Should you strive to change your habits, your circumstances, your whole life? Or should you enjoy increased inner-peace by accepting who you are right now, unconditionally so you can relax and enjoy … Read more
Snoozer and the Old Dude
By Seamus Anthony Once a young man called Snoozer sat dozing in his favourite spot at the bottom of a great mountain. All of a sudden he was rudely awakened by a foot poking him … Read more
Why You Will NEVER Achieve Enlightenment
By Seamus Anthony You will never, ever achieve enlightenment. I will never, ever achieve enlightenment. The Buddha did not achieve it. Nor did Jesus. Nor did Mohamed. Nor did Lao Tzu. Nor did Osho. Nor … Read more
The Tao of Enlightened Conversation
Steve and I have been trying to define what Rebel Zen is all about and one thing we want to convey is that it’s not just meant to be a mega-phone for what we have … Read more
The Art of DIY Enlightenment
Or How to Achieve Liberation Without Joining a Cult By Seamus Anthony The Age of Do-It-Yourself Enlightenment has arrived. Here’s social proof (check out the comments). But what does this actually mean? Well, in our … Read more
Rebel Zen Master: Jonathan Mead
By Seamus Anthony This is the first installment of the (spontaneously created) “Rebel Zen Masters Interview Series”, where we interview people from differing walks of life that we feel represent the Rebel Zen ethos. I … Read more