MonkintheCity
Monk in the City works for a large investment bank. He went to Asia in his 20's for a bit of jaunt, realised he knew very little about anything useful, stayed a lot longer than expected, and returned with sore knees from meditation and a head full of quirky ideas. He has a soft spot for dance music and a pint, and suffers from karaoke flashbacks. You can read more from him here.
@Work
Banks, Bonus Tax & Zen
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." - F Scott Fitzgerald more >>
Mind & Body
Zen, Stress and Fools Gold
The Stone Roses were THE band of my generation. It's 20 years this month since the release of their debut album, and I couldn't help smile at these lines on the way to work the other day: more >>
Cinema
Slumdog Millionaire Zen
"Unending, inseparable, unborn," said Danny Boyle in his acceptance speech for Best Director at this year’s Oscars when talking about Mumbai. If you’d blinked you may well have missed it. more >>
Mind & Body
Monk and the Master: Part 3 - Zen and Cash
In Part 1, Monk and the Master advised on Shopping. Part 2 brought sex. And in Part 3, MonkInTheCity spoke to Zen Master Genpo Roshi about money. Did we miss any important topics? We didn't think so.
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Mind & Body
Paul McKenna and the Zen Master
Zen masters throughout history are known for breaking with convention, and Zen Master DenisGenpo Roshi, a practitioner for almost 40 years, is no exception. He'll be coming to London this weekend as part of the Big Mind, Big Heart Weekend Workshop with guest Paul McKenna. more >>
Loved Up
Monk and The Master: Part 2 - Zen & S.x
In the next instalment of Monk and The Master, the topic is sex, and how it relates to love and the many facets of ourselves more >>
