https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog Emergence, Zen Buddhism, revenue engineering, and game development. All writings from Wilderness Interactive. en-GB Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/meditation https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/meditation Meditation is simple, and enlightenment is simple. I want to show you exactly what they are. Right here, right now. Sat, 23 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) Zen Buddhism https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/munen-no-thought https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/munen-no-thought When a decision is made without any stopping to choose or worry, we call that Zen. Munen is the no-thought mind that acts on intuition. Sat, 23 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) Zen Buddhism https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/shoshin-beginners-mind https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/shoshin-beginners-mind Shoshin, or “beginner's mind,” is the mind which doesn't know. It's the readiness to see things as they actually are. Sat, 16 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) Zen Buddhism https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/the-state-of-flow https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/the-state-of-flow The state of flow is something we've all experienced before. The horse rider and horse moving as one, the dancers in perfect sync. Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) Zen Buddhism https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/mushin-no-mind https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/mushin-no-mind Mushin isn't some distant state of consciousness reserved for enlightened zen masters. It's a state you can enter on demand once you know how. Mon, 11 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) Zen Buddhism https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/no-preferences https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/no-preferences The Zen principle of “having no preferences” is simple, and it doesn't require deep knowledge or becoming a superhuman monk. Sun, 10 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) Zen Buddhism https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/crossing-at-a-ford https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/crossing-at-a-ford “Crossing at a ford” is a principle that lies right at the heart of what strategy is all about: following the path of least resistance. Sat, 09 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) Zen Buddhism https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/wu-wei https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/wu-wei As the Zen archer raises his bow effortlessly, it bends into form like long grass in a gentle breeze. The secret is a principle called Wu wei. Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) Zen Buddhism https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/you-niverse https://wildernessinteractive.com/blog/zen-buddhism/you-niverse Go back 13.8 billion years and follow the Big Bang forward. You are the emergence of the entirety of the universe, doing whatever you're doing. Fri, 11 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT info@wildernessinteractive.com (Jake Arthur) Zen Buddhism