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Matthew Jacobs
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AUTHOR OF “NEEDS NO TRANSLATION“ Published Author. Freelance writer for several online and printed publications. Student of Zen. Avoider of invented realities. Interesting things interest me and I try to write about them all. Dharma name : Awai Kurai
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THE “PRECIOUS” PRESENT MOMENT FALLACY: Permanently placing yourself in the here and now isn’t human or natural

Matthew Jacobs·December 28, 2023
As a student of Zen for decades, as well as Stoicism for a couple of years, I have been inundated...
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HOW TO STOP HATING YOURSELF: Humans do not have major or minor imperfections, they only have differences

Matthew Jacobs·April 21, 2022
A few months ago, a student asked, “Matthew, how do I stop hating myself?” I do my best to answer...
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THE EDUCATION: The difference between lessons and education

Matthew Jacobs·April 9, 2022
I want to pose a question, rhetorical as it may be, to anyone reading this. Have you ever had a...
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HOW TO FAIL AT BEING A DAD, SUCCESSFULLY: Just being there and trying is enough

Matthew Jacobs·March 29, 2022
My two-year-old son ate his crib. That is not a set-up for some Zen joke. He literally ate his crib....
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GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK: Finding peace in a violent world

Matthew Jacobs·March 16, 2022
My father was raised in the woods of Alabama. The woodsman’s way of thinking never left him as he progressed...
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ON MINDFULNESS AND THE PRESENT MOMENT: Whatever you give meaning to is all the meaning it has

Matthew Jacobs·February 24, 2022
As the seasons have passed, I have observed many changes to the concepts of Buddhism and Zen as they have...
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