Zen is certainly not for everyone. It’s rewards are hard, and almost impossible to define with words. Zen communicates through experiential practices that words are inadequate to describe. My writings, in themselves answer nothing. They come from my meditations and aim to pose more questions within each mind. I hope the words on my blog help take the reader further down his/her path to enlightenment.
I am a psychotherapist/hypnotherapist and I suppose I could say that I love what I am doing and get pleasure from helping others. I work with people face to face and on-line.
The mysteries of Zen have fascinated me since the late 1970s and the more I got into it, the more fascinating it has become. Particularly in the way that answering questions that others put to me can be even more revealing. In this way the teacher and student seem to change places.
I can’t remember exactly how long, but it has been several years. At first it was just the odd entry, but as more and more people visited, I became inspired to make even more entries. Posting to this blog has become almost a daily activity now.
Because of the nature of the blog, there doesn’t seem to be visitors in the hundred so I would say perhaps around 10. Those how come seem to come back regularly. It is only lately that I have started promoting it properly though.
I have had payments from affiliates links on my blog and on my website which is linked to my blog. I also have adsense that pays just a little.
This blog I would say would interest people who are living with a “question” of what life is all about and who we really are. It would attract those who are interested in spiritual disciplines.
I spend about 20 minutes typing in my daily entries and then perhaps another ten minutes when people request link exchanges. So that averages about half-an-hour a day.
As a therapist an Zen practitioner, I have my own way of looking at life. I do not interfere with the beliefs of others because Zen is a way, not a religion and could be applied to anything religious or secular. My blog would possibly provide something different perhaps.
In a word persistence. Enjoy what you do and if you don’t enjoy the subject/theme of your blog, do something else. With the millions of websites/blogs on line, to get visitors you need to help others. I think the Internet is truly a place where the more you give, the more you receive.
This blog can be visited at http://piecesofzen.blogspot.com
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