ZenGame - [ Zen Cartoon ]

On Oprah Winfrey's special annual Christmas program, she gives away her favorite things as gifts to the entire studio audience. Of all the books that she constantly reviews and recommends, both in her magazine and on TV, the one at the top of her list (that was a gift to the audience) was "The Power of Now" by Ekhart Tolle. It is one of our favorites as well! If you would like to see a review of it or to order, click here .

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When Laker’s basketball star Kobe Bryant was interviewed on the radio before the game, he was asked about coach Phil Jackson (sometimes referred to as the “Zen Master”.) Kobe said that although Phil always has strategic information to share, the greatest help he gets from the coach before a game is the reminder to stay centered and be in the moment!

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The following is an excerpt from an interview by Sara Davidson with Meg Ryan in Reader’s Digest, Feb. 2002:

Davidson: You’ve been a spiritual seeker for some time. Have you always been interested in life’s big questions?

Ryan: I was raised a Catholic, and it didn’t work for me. And it’s because it didn’t work for me that I became a seeker. I love the word seeker because it’s what it says--that I have no answers; I’m always in the questioning mode.
I read Siddhartha when I was fifteen, and I think that changed everything for me. And I have made it a point in the last ten or fifteen years to meet as many enlightened people as I could, and I’ve had a few experiences and meditations that have been undeniable.

Davidson: So at this point do you have a daily spiritual practice? How does that nourish or sustain you?

Ryan: I don’t get to meditate every single day. I’m not that disciplined. I do yoga more than I meditate. But even that, it just gets you in this place of being a witness. You’re able to watch with a little less attachment to everything, and it makes the day easier. It takes you out of the place of judgment all the time.

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On a recent Rosie O'Donnell Show, Stephen Collins (star of TV’s “Seventh Heaven,” who plays a minister) surprisingly shared that he has been doing TM regularly ever since Maharishi came to the U.S. and the Beatles started doing it. Rosie said she has been doing yoga, but would also like to learn how to do meditation, herself.

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Goldie Hawn was seen attending one of Ammachi’s large gatherings on her visit to Southern California. Click here to find out more about Ammachi.