How to be Zen – Part A

“What is this true meditation? It is to make everything: coughing, swallowing, waving the arms, motion, stillness, words, action, the evil and the good, prosperity and shame, gain and loss, right and wrong, into one single koan.”- Hakuin

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Identify with the above scenario while trying to meditate? Fret not.
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1. How to Meditate Easily
2. Download Free Meditation Gift with Binuaral Beats
Enjoy 🙂

Credit: comics drawn by Min, my 9 year-old daughter.

Would you like to see more graphics, comics or illustrations about personal growth on my blog? Let me know what you think in the comments below. Look out for Part B next week!

Love and abundance always,

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Vidya Sury - September 14, 2012 Reply

Loved that! Min is such a talented artist, Evelyn! She totally gets it! 😀 Many blessings to her! Thank you so much for sharing. I am inspired to go look at all my son’s sketches now. 🙂

Have a beautiful day! Love, Vidya

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Evelyn Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 11:20 am

Hi Vidya,

Oh yes….Min is very creative. She has a vivid imagination. Min likes to make up stories and draw comics every single day. But more often than not, she throws away her pieces. So I am now thinking of putting her abilities to good use….ha!

Once I gave her the concept, it took her just 5 minutes to get the above comics drawn.

Oh yes, do look at your kid’s sketches. I am sure that you will be able to find something!

Thanks for your comments. Min will be happy to hear positive feedback regarding her comics 🙂

With love,
Evelyn

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Betsy/Zen Mama - September 14, 2012 Reply

I love your post and Min’s drawings. She’s very talented! My middle child has always been very creative and is now majoring in art at college. Please tell her how much I enjoyed them. It brought a big smile to my face!! 🙂

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Evelyn Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 1:16 pm

Hello Betsy,

It’s great that your middle child is majoring in art. Bet she must be loving it!

Thank you for your feedback. Yes, Min will be so happy!! It will help build her confidence greatly. She is shy about showing her work and has a habit of trashing her drawings.

With love,
Evelyn

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Lance - September 14, 2012 Reply

Evelyn,
Your daughter is quite the artist – awesome-ness!!!

And….hmmm….I think I CAN identify with those pictures!!

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Evelyn Reply:
September 15th, 2012 at 3:44 pm

Thank you, Lance. She will be very happy to hear your comments 🙂

Have a great weekend,
Evelyn

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Cathy | Treatment Talk - September 14, 2012 Reply

Love your daughter’s graphics – she is talented! I would definitely include more in the future.

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Evelyn Reply:
September 15th, 2012 at 3:46 pm

Hello Cathy,

Thank you for your encouragement 🙂

With love,
Evelyn

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Dr. Lynn K. Jones - September 20, 2012 Reply

This is a neat and lively way to blog. It shows me that you have a sense of humor, and lightens up the room from the dull black and white text. Keep it up!

Appreciatively, Lynn
Certified Personal and Executive Coach www.lynnkjones.com

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Evelyn Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 9:43 am

Thank you, Dr Lynn. Drawing comics is a great stress reliever. I enjoy making myself (and maybe others) smile with my comics.

Best wishes,
Min

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ken winston caine - September 23, 2012 Reply

Yes. Your daughter is especially talented. Those are remarkable cartoons for a 9-year-old. Continue to encourage her. And one of the best ways to do that is to share her work on your blog. Show her that it’s worthy of worldwide exposure to an adult audience. Proud of you for doing so already.

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Evelyn Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 9:48 am

Hello Ken,

It did not occur to me previously to share her drawings. My daughter prefers to trash them as she dislikes people prying into her inner world. It is really regrettable cause her drawings can be very very detailed….far more than the above comics.

But if I were to give her a topic and concept, she gladly draws them for me. What would take me half an hour, she takes only 5 minutes. And yes, it is far easier to get her to do the drawings. It will be great to see how she perceives things and the details from her lens too.

Thank you for your feedback. I really appreciate it 🙂

With love,
Evelyn

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