https://blankettheory.blog/tags/self/ Recent content in Self on Blanket Theory Hugo en-uk Sat, 22 Nov 2025 17:16:50 +0000 https://blankettheory.blog/zen-taken-from-the-top/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 17:16:50 +0000 https://blankettheory.blog/zen-taken-from-the-top/ Beginner’s mind is foundational to Zen. How do we approach the world without obscuring it with the stories we tell ourselves? So we may be free to enjoy the world as it really is. The trick is, there is no trick, but this is tricky. Sit back and listen to a story about the Story. https://blankettheory.blog/zen-and-evolution-the-seeds-of-liberation/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:18:58 +0000 https://blankettheory.blog/zen-and-evolution-the-seeds-of-liberation/ How did evolution build a prison for our minds, and how do we escape it? Zen Buddhism shows us we were never imprisoned in the first place, freeing us by helping us realize we are free.